'Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond's son arrested for allegedly slapping a police officer, drug possession
Key Points:
- Jamar Goff, the 23-year-old foster son of "The Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond, was arrested at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for allegedly assaulting a police officer, drug possession, attempting to elude police, and possessing drug paraphernalia.
- Officers found Goff asleep near a campus fountain and initially told him to leave, but later detained him after discovering an outstanding warrant; during his arrest, he allegedly struck an officer and was found with methamphetamine and a glass pipe.
- Goff, who is reportedly homeless, was taken in by Drummond and her husband Ladd as a teenager in 2018, with Drummond previously expressing love and hope for his future on social media.
- Ree Drummond has not publicly commented on the recent allegations, though she has written about her experience fostering Goff in her book "Frontier Follies," describing how their family bonded with him following an ATV accident.
- Drummond and Ladd also have four biological children: Alex, Paige, Bryce, and Todd.