According to Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon, K-9 units were at Graves County High School on March 31 and found a small amount of marijuana in Sims' vehicle. Sims, a physical education teacher and boys soccer coach at the school, consented to a drug test, and tested positive for marijuana.
Sims, who also served as an assistant coach for the boys basketball team, was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and was suspended with pay through April 12.