Missouri senior defender arrested for unlawful possession of drugs, firearms

Missouri senior safety Stacy Brown was arrested early Monday morning on multiple charges, including suspicion of possession and delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm, University of Missouri police confirmed to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Tuesday.

Stacy – a 6-foot-2, 205-pound defender out of Duncanville, Texas – was stopped in his vehicle by police at 1:09 a.m. Monday for a traffic violation. Following the investigation by the officer, Stacy was arrested on charges of speeding 16 to 19 mph over the speed limit, possession of controlled substance, delivery of controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm. According to a Missouri statute, being in possession of both a firearm and a controlled substance is sufficient for a felony violation.

Brown, a former On3 Consensus three-star recruit who made 10 total tackles for the Tigers in 2021, was taken to the Boone County Jail and had his bond set at $13,000. He’s since been indefinitely suspended from the team.

“We’re aware of the situation involving Stacy Brown,” Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz said in a statement released by the school. “He is suspended, per athletics department policy. We’ll continue to gather information and determine the best course of action.”

Missouri set to hire next defensive coordinator from within program

Blake Baker – who was recently hired as Missouri‘s safeties coach in January – is expected to be promoted to the Tigers’ defensive coordinator, per On3’s Matt Zenitz. Baker was added to Mizzou’s staff after spending the 2021 season at LSU as the team’s linebackers coach.

Baker, 39, has formerly held defensive coordinator roles at Miami (2019-20) and Louisiana Tech (2015-18). A Houston, Texas native, Baker played linebacker at Tulane from 2000-2004 and jumped into the coaching field in 2009 as the wide receivers coach Clear Springs High School in Texas. He worked as a graduate assistant at Texas from 2010-12 before being hired as Arkansas State’s safeties coach in 2013.

Following one season at Arkansas State, Baker spent the 2014 season as the safeties coach at Louisiana Tech before being promoted to defensive coordinator the following year. He spent five total seasons with the Bulldogs before moving on to Miami in 2019.