Preston Beverly is being held on charges of drug possession, resisting arrest

Officers recognized Preston Beverly and tried to arrest him outside the gates of the stadium. They say Beverly then ran into an open field. Amsterdam police say a man wanted for failing to show up in court, showed up to the Amsterdam high football game with 37 bags of heroin on him. When police caught up to him, they say he refused to be handcuffed.One of those officers was hurt and then treated at St. Mary's hospital with a leg injury. Beverly is being held on charges of drug possession, resisting arrest, and his original charge, failure to appear.