Rutgers basketball player Jacob Young reached a plea deal Monday in his driving while intoxicated case, according to his attorney.

Young was arrested in the early-morning hours Feb. 2 in New Brunswick by Rutgers University police and charged with DWI, reckless driving, failing to signal, disregarding a stop sign and careless driving, according to a RUPD incident report.

Appearing in New Brunswick Municipal Court via a video-conference call Monday, Young’s DWI charge was dropped and he agreed to plead guilty to reckless driving. Young had his New Jersey license privileges suspended for 60 days and agreed to pay a fine of $240.

“Jacob’s accepting his responsibility,’’ James Curran, Young’s Milltown-based attorney, said. “He’s remorseful. He’s a really nice kid and he made a mistake.’’

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A rising senior guard from Houston who was 22-years old at the time of his arrest, Young was suspended for one game for a violation of team rules by Scarlet Knights coach Steve Pikiell after the incident.

Both Young and Pikiell on Monday declined to comment through a Rutgers spokesperson, who said, “The team considers the matter resolved.’’

In February, Pikiell said he was “disappointed’’ upon hearing the news of Young’s arrest.

“When you deal with young adults, they’re capable of making bad decisions. He obviously did,” Pikiell said. “I’m disappointed. I love him. But you’ve got to make great decisions, and young adults sometimes don’t. We’ll move forward, it will be a good learning experience for us and then we’ll move on.”

A key bench player for a Rutgers team that went 20-11 before its season was cut short prior to the Big Ten Tournament because of the coronavirus shutdown, Young averaged 8.5 points per game while 41.3 percent from the field in 30 games as a junior.

Young, who has one season of eligibility remaining after transferring in from the University of Texas two years ago, earned a spot on the Dean’s List after posting a 3.73 grade-point-average this spring, according to a Rutgers spokesperson.

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Keith Sargeant may be reached at ksargeant@njadvancemedia.com.

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GLEN BURNIE, MD. (WJZ) — A former NFL player from Anne Arundel County is facing drug possession charges after being arrested after an investigation at a Walgreens and his home led to his arrest.

Officers responded for a report of a CDS violation at the Walgreens on Crain Highway South in Glen Burnie at around 5:10 p.m.

When they got there, officers saw the suspect, Jacob David Bender, enter a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. They approached him and through investigation found 144 Oxycodone pills, worth around $3,600.

Credit: Anne Arundel County Police

Bender is a former New York Jets guard and offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Jets in 2007 but waived from them in 2008.

They also found $4,078 cash on Bender. The investigation led to police executing a search warrant at Bender’s home in the 7900 block of Crainmount Drive in Glen Burnie.

They found 34 shotgun shells, 50 9mm rounds and 40 .22-250 Remington rounds of ammunition were recovered.

Bender was arrested and has been taken to Eastern District for processing.

He is charged with possession of CDS not marijuana, possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, and illegal possession of ammo.

Bender has a long history of charges, including reckless driving, drug possession and other gun charges. He previously was listed as living in Edgewater, but his current address shows he is now in Glen Burnie.

Case records also show he is facing an assault charge from October 31, 2019.