Editing Vernon Maxwell (section)

==Personal life==
In August 1995, Maxwell was charged with and convicted of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance after Houston police reportedly found marijuana in his vehicle during a traffic stop.<ref>{{cite news | title=Maxwell Arrested: Police Allegedly Find Marijuana In His Car | date=August 30, 1995 | url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/30/maxwell-arrested-police-allegedly-find-marijuana/ | work=spokesman.com }}</ref> He would later file appeals to overturn his conviction, but was forced to surrender himself to Houston authorities in April 1998 after the United States Supreme Court refused to hear his case.<ref>{{cite news | title=Report: Maxwell to surrender in Texas | date=April 13, 1998 | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/04/13/Report-Maxwell-to-surrender-in-Texas/3969892440000/ | work=upi.com }}</ref>

In February 1996, Maxwell was ordered by a court to pay $592,000 to Sheila Rias after failing to respond to her lawsuit alleging him of knowingly infecting her with herpes in 1995. Maxwell received a new trial after claiming Rias had served him improperly, then received a third trial after another default judgment. One day before the third trial was set to begin, Maxwell filed for bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite news | title='Mad Max' Files For Bankruptcy | date=August 29, 1998 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mad-max-files-for-bankruptcy/ | work=cbs.com }}</ref>

In the summer of 1996, Maxwell took his eight-year-old son, Dominique, to [[UF Health Shands Hospital|Shands Hospital]] for a blood test in the hopes of refuting paternity. After the test proved he was the father, Maxwell gave Dominique $40 if he promised not to tell his mother, Myra Jenkins.<ref>{{cite news | last=Brockway | first=Kevin | title=To the max | date=May 23, 2004 | url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2004/05/23/to-the-max/31666379007/ | work=gainesville.com }}</ref>

In April 2004, Maxwell spent five days in jail in Gainesville for failure to pay $150,000 in child support to Jenkins. After release, he was extradited to [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] on charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault against Belinda Beine, who was described as a recent companion.<ref>{{cite news | last=Mizell | first=Hubert | title=Mad Max' threw away talent and much more | date=May 30, 2004 | url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2004/05/30/mad-max-threw-away-talent-and-much-more/ | work=tampabay.com }}</ref>

In August 2020, Maxwell made allegations of racial discrimination against [[Emerson, Georgia|Emerson]] police after being arrested on charges of aggravated stalking, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, operating a vehicle without a current license plate, operating a truck with an obstructed license plate, not having his driver's license in his immediate possession when operating a motor vehicle, possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area, and driving under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs.<ref>{{cite news | last=G. | first=Mike | title=NBA Champ Makes Racial Allegations Upon Arrest In Emerson | date=August 10, 2020 | url=https://wbhfradio.org/nba-champ-makes-racial-allegations-upon-arrest-in-emerson/ | work=wbhfradio.org }}</ref>