{"id":318251,"date":"2026-06-24T16:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/318251\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:24:21","slug":"ex-canes-rashaun-jones-faces-new-case-over-k2-papers-in-miami-dade-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/318251\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Canes Rashaun Jones faces new case over K2 papers in Miami-Dade jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rashaun Jones, a former University of Miami Hurricanes player waiting for a retrial in the 2006 murder of UM Canes player Bryan Pata, appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Wednesday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies re-arrested Jones, 40, at 9 a.m. on Tuesday at the Metrowest Detention Center, where he was held without bond for the first-degree murder case, records show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A Miami-Dade corrections officer reported that he and his K-9 found \u201ca half sheet, and 17 individually torn sheets with suspected K2\u201d on March 27, 2024, at Metrowest, according to a MDSO deputy\u2019s report. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jones, a jail inmate since Aug. 26, 2021, had the \u201chalf sheet of paper\u201d in his shirt sleeve and \u201cthe individually torn sheets of paper\u201d in his waistband, according to the MDSO deputy\u2019s arrest report. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On Tuesday, a detective \u201cdownloaded the test results\u201d from the MDSO\u2019s crime laboratory analytical section drug unit and found that the papers had tested positive for ADB-BUTINACA, a potent synthetic cannabinoid, according to the deputy\u2019s report. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jones faced a new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;Search_String=&amp;URL=0900-0999\/0944\/Sections\/0944.47.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;Search_String=&amp;URL=0900-0999\/0944\/Sections\/0944.47.html\"> third-degree felony<\/a> charge of introducing, possessing, or controlling a controlled substance in a jail or correctional facility, according to county court records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Cristina Miranda was set to preside over the new case. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Pata\u2019s murder case<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On June 17, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.miamidadeclerk.gov\/cjis\/viewDocument?qs=oxkE7YNCU3LBc0GxwimDcW2CBAYje60GpyxAql6sAXE6g8iRzBlxIz%252B9wj%252BVGiiwVatpKFSdJk%252B5E7XNChRHVQD2mFgw1f1LjPWnr%252FkX68tfLJjKNaLZR%252FEvtkmK7sNyBOFTJ51NdlMmAbVzBvjiI02w7hYta9c6H1QLmOX0IcyRCWLlLPhFU6q92OyQADFaNcTaeevREq80eTIlCz56Pg%253D%253D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www2.miamidadeclerk.gov\/cjis\/viewDocument?qs=oxkE7YNCU3LBc0GxwimDcW2CBAYje60GpyxAql6sAXE6g8iRzBlxIz%252B9wj%252BVGiiwVatpKFSdJk%252B5E7XNChRHVQD2mFgw1f1LjPWnr%252FkX68tfLJjKNaLZR%252FEvtkmK7sNyBOFTJ51NdlMmAbVzBvjiI02w7hYta9c6H1QLmOX0IcyRCWLlLPhFU6q92OyQADFaNcTaeevREq80eTIlCz56Pg%253D%253D\">a motion<\/a> asking the judge for an order to \u201cpreserve\u201d communications between Jones\u2019s defense attorneys, Attorney Jeremy McLymont, and any media outlets, and \u201crequiring\u201d the defense to \u201cprovide aforementioned documents for an in-camera review. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A hearing to discuss the motions is at 10:30 a.m. on July 6, according to court records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">More stories on Jones<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; 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