Carl Brizzi for Prosecutor

A plastic bag containing marijuana found in the car of an Indiana Pacers point guard will be tested for DNA, officials said Tuesday.

Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi's office ordered the test in hopes of determining who the bag belonged to. The bag, which contained a small amount of marijuana, was tested for fingerprints, but none could be recovered.

The bag was found in Pacers player Jamaal Tinsley's car after a disturbance at a strip club early Friday. The disturbance involved Tinsley, three other Pacers and at least three other men at the club, but Tinsley has said the bag did not belong to him.

On Tuesday, one man was charged in the fight, a second was questioned but not arrested, and a third man was still being sought. Officials have said the Pacers involved in the incident were victims, and none were charged.

Tinsley and Pacers Stephen Jackson, Marquis Daniels and Jimmie "Snap" Hunter were leaving Club Rio, 5054 W. 38th St., when police say Jackson fired five shots from a 9 mm handgun after a man punched him in the face and tried to run him over with an Oldsmobile.

Jackson told officers he fired all five shots into the air, an account police are still checking out. Officers seized his handgun and guns found in the cars of Tinsley and Daniels. Police said all have valid permits.

A tip to CrimeStoppers led Indianapolis police to the man they say drove the car that struck Jackson.

Deon "Dino" Willford, 23, Indianapolis, was arrested about 1 a.m. Tuesday on initial charges of criminal recklessness, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license, police said. He was held in the Marion County Jail on $100,000 bond, records show.

Another person was questioned in connection with the incident, but he was not arrested. Police are still investigating a third man linked to the incident, Sgt. Matthew Mount said.

Willford has a police record.

Police have said Jackson appeared to be firing in self-defense. Marion County prosecutors will evaluate the evidence.

The DNA test will cost taxpayers $800, said Mike Medler, director Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency.

Such tests are commonly requested when officers seize large quantities of drugs, but experts say it is very rare for authorities to look for DNA in a misdemeanor case.

Officials did not say why the DNA test was ordered in this case.

Officers found Willford and the other man at an apartment in the 7200 block of Kingsford Drive, Mount said. Both surrendered and cooperated with police.
Police are withholding Willford's picture until the Pacers and other witnesses have a chance to view a photo lineup, Mount said.

Jackson suffered bruises and had stitches to close cuts on his mouth. He was not seriously hurt but rested Tuesday during the team's afternoon practice.

Part of the incident was captured on Club Rio's security camera, Mount said. The grainy video shows Jackson firing one shot in the air, then getting struck by the car, Mount said. The other events occurred outside the camera's view.

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