Mizzou’s Nate Howard arrested for failure appear on speeding ticket

Suspended Missouri junior defensive end Nate Howard was arrested Monday on a bench warrant.

Howard already was suspended indefinitely by Tigers coach Barry Odom two months ago when he was arrested for alleged felony possession of a controlled substance.

Monday’s arrest was unrelated to that case.

Howard was cited by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on March 28 in Montgomery County, Mo., for speeding 6 to 10 mph over the posted limited.

He was due in court Aug. 10 to contest the speeding ticket, which could have been avoided by sending a money order or paying the $121 fine by credit card over the phone.

Instead, Howard didn’t pay the fine and didn’t appear in court, so a warrant was issued for his arrest for failure to appear.

He was arrested Monday night by University of Missouri police after being pulled over at 8:19 p.m. for failure to stop at a posted stop sign.

According to Mizzou athletics policy, a player is automatically suspended when facing a felony charge, so Howard hasn’t participated in training camp and there has been no change in his status today, a team spokesman said.

His next scheduled appearance in that case is Aug. 24 in Boone County Court in Columbia.

This story was originally published August 15, 2017 at 11:29 AM with the headline "Mizzou’s Nate Howard arrested for failure appear on speeding ticket."