Drugs were found at Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson's home after the death of 21-year-old woman, police say

Officials found pills and marijuana in the home, according to a search warrant seen by The Washington Post .
Nicholson's lawyer, Mark Dycio, told The Post that his client didn't know about the drugs and that they belonged to a guest.
Nicholson and another man, identified by USA Today as Kyle Askew-Collins, had brought Crabbe to a nearby hospital in an unresponsive state on Thursday. She later died.
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Police found pills and marijuana at the Virginia home of Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson during a police search that took place following the apparent overdose death of 21-year-old woman, according to a search warrant seen by The Washington Post .

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has been investigating Julia Crabbe's death since Nicholson and another man, identified by USA Today as Kyle Askew-Collins, brought her to a Loudoun County emergency room in an unresponsive state on Thursday. She later died.

Hospital staff said Crabbe "appeared to be deceased" when the men dropped her off, the search warrant said.

The sheriff's office has since said Crabbe showed signs of an overdose. A state medical examiner is waiting a toxicology test results that could help reveal her cause and manner of death. The test results could take months.

Nicholson's home in Ashburn, Virginia,was searched by police hours after the men dropped Crabbe off at the hospital.

Police recovered pills, marijuana, a safe, black box, iPhone, coat, and notebook from the house, USA Today said.

The warrant did not state who the drugs belonged to. Nicholson's lawyer, Mark Dycio, told The Washington Post that his client didn't know about the drugs.

"Montae would have no knowledge of the drugs because they belonged to a guest," Dycio said. "It's a tragic story. It's a tragedy that the news is focused on where she died instead of the drug epidemic ravaging the country."

No one has been charged in the death. Authorities are still investigating what happened.

Redskins interim coach Bill Callahan previously offered condolences to Crabbe's family, and said the death had no impact on the team's decision to play Nicholson on Sunday.

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