Pacman Pays Gambling Debt; Avoids Warrant Arrest

Las Vegas (AHN) -- Adam "Pacman" Jones has cleared another legal hurdle in his effort to play again in the NFL.

The Las Vegas district attorney says Jones made good on a $20,000 gambling debt Friday and averted an arrest warrant being served on the suspended NFL player who is seeking reinstatement to play for the Dallas Cowboys.

Jones, 24, found a way to pay off his debts within 24 hours of a criminal complaint being filed, and the bad check case is now closed, Clark County DA David Roger said Friday, as reported by ESPN.

Court documents filed Friday showed the DA sought a felony arrest warrant against Jones unless he made good on three markers owed to Caesars Palace dating back to Sept. 3. In Nevada, unpaid casino markers, or loans to gamblers, are treated as bad checks and are turned over to the district attorney for prosecution.

Jones paid a total of $21,675, including $1,675 for DA's office processing fees and penalties, ESPN reported. "It's unfortunate that a non-story became public," Jones' lawyer, Manny Arora, said after the money was paid.

Arora accused Roger of filing the criminal complaint against Jones in the wake of a similar situation involving retired NBA star Charles Barkley made headlines earlier in the week. Barkley paid $400,000 in gambling debts.

The DA denied Arora's claim. "In Mr. Jones' case, we were working with him since February to obtain restitution," Roger told ESPN. "We determined he was not acting in good faith, and we filed a criminal complaint."