Food Network star Ree Drummond’s foster son is in a Birmingham jail on drug and assault charges. Short answer: USA TODAY and al.com report that Jamar Marquis Goff, 23, was booked into Jefferson County Jail after a Sept. 14–15 UAB / Birmingham encounter and faces second-degree assault (officer), attempting to elude, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia, with bond listed around $37,000.
TL;DR
- USA TODAY (updated Sept. 24): booked ~2:30 a.m. Sept. 15; four charges; $37,000 bond; still listed as pretrial inmate as of that update.
- al.com (Sept. 23): charging-document narrative of UAB fountain encounter, outstanding warrant, chase, alleged open-hand strike on a female officer, chemical spray, meth and pipe recovery.
- Family context: Goff became a Drummond foster son in 2018; college football at Central Oklahoma; Drummond had not commented publicly in these reports.
- Bamfuzzle angle: celebrity-adjacent arrest explainer. No prior Bamfuzzle URL or Notion draft.
What is Jamar Goff charged with?
Per USA TODAY’s jail-record summary:
- Second-degree aggravated assault of a police officer (wording varies slightly vs. al.com’s “second-degree assault”)
- Attempting to elude police
- Unlawful possession of a controlled substance
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
Bond: about $37,000. No release or court date was listed as of USA TODAY’s Sept. 24 update. He remained in Jefferson County Jail in those reports.
What do charging documents allege happened?
According to al.com and USA TODAY (citing TMZ / charging papers):
- About 10:45 a.m. Sept. 14, a UAB officer responded to a shirtless “suspicious person” call near a campus fountain
- Goff was found asleep on a bench; he allegedly said he was waiting to buy “ice” (methamphetamine)
- He received a criminal trespass warning and left; officers later learned of an outstanding failure-to-appear warrant
- When officers tried to arrest him, he allegedly ran; near a hospital area he is accused of striking a female officer in the chin with an open hand
- Chemical spray was used; police say they recovered a glass pipe and a baggie of suspected meth (~1.8 grams in USA TODAY’s TMZ-cited figure)
These are charging allegations, not convictions.
Who is Jamar Goff to Ree Drummond?
USA TODAY and al.com say Goff joined Ree and Ladd Drummond’s household as a foster son in 2018 after meeting the family through her sons’ football circle. Drummond has written about fostering him in Frontier Follies and posted about his University of Central Oklahoma football signing. Coverage notes a prior May 2025 custody matter involving an alleged bite of a detention officer (TMZ, via USA TODAY). Drummond had not issued a public comment on the September Alabama case in the cited articles.
FAQ
When was he arrested?
Encounter Sept. 14, 2026; booked early Sept. 15, per USA TODAY.
Where is he being held?
Jefferson County Jail, Birmingham, Alabama, as of the Sept. 23–24 reports.
Has Ree Drummond commented?
al.com and USA TODAY say she had not commented publicly in those pieces.
Is he her biological son?
No. Reporting describes him as a foster son taken in in 2018.
Sources
- USA TODAY, Sept. 24, 2026: jail booking time; charge list; $37,000 bond; foster/family background; prior 2025 arrest note.
- al.com, Sept. 23, 2026: charging-document timeline; UAB fountain details; officer-strike and meth/pipe allegations; Drummond career context.
- TMZ, Sept. 23, 2026: early arrest coverage cited by USA TODAY.
