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Ana Montana, girlfriend to NBA star LaMelo Ball, arrested on felony drug charges in North Carolina

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Avila, A. (2026, October 1). Ana Montana, girlfriend to NBA star LaMelo Ball, arrested on felony drug charges in North Carolina. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/ana-montana-girlfriend-nba-star-lamelo-ball-arrested-felony-drug-charges-north-carolina

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Ana Montana, the girlfriend of NBA player LaMelo Ball, was arrested in North Carolina and charged with two felony counts of obtaining controlled substances through fraud or forgery and two misdemeanor charges for possession of a Schedule IV drug. The arrest stems from an incident at a Walgreens pharmacy in February where she allegedly picked up Xanax using fraudulent documentation. Her legal team claims she did not forge the prescription herself but rather filled what she believed to be a valid order, leading to her posting bond after being processed and awaiting a court date on October 20th.
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Ana Montana, the partner of NBA player LaMelo Ball, was arrested on Monday in North Carolina and charged with two felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery. Additionally, she faces two misdemeanor counts of simple possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance related to an incident that occurred on February 21. The charges stem from her alleged use of a stolen doctor's DEA registration number to obtain Alprazolam, a generic form of Xanax, at a Walgreens pharmacy in Charlotte. Montana’s lawyer stated that the prescription was written using fraudulent credentials but insisted she did not commit fraud herself. She was released on a $20,000 bond and is scheduled to appear before a judge on October 20.

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Topics

Alprazolam DEA Instagram North Carolina Timberwolves

Subjects

Chaves PERSON · 4× DEA ORG · 2× LaMelo Ball PERSON · 2× Timberwolves ORG · 2× Ana Montana PERSON · 1× Analicia Chaves PERSON · 1× Charlotte PERSON · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Mecklenburg County GPE · 1× North Carolina GPE · 1×

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The defense statement clarified: "To clarify, the charges allege that a doctor who used a fraudulent DEA registration and NPI number prescribed Alprazolam for Ms. Chaves, and that she used the prescription written by the doctor to obtain the prescribed Alprazolam at a pharmacy."
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01
🔮 Chaves managed to post bond shortly after being processed, and she is set to face a judge for her court date on Oct. 20.
2026-10-01 · Fox News
Ana Montana, girlfriend to NBA star LaMelo Ball, arrested on felony drug charges in North Carolina · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 2 hedged)

Ana Montana, longtime girlfriend of new Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball, is making off-court headlines for all the wrong reasons after getting hit with felony drug charges in North Carolina. asserted
Montana → make → Carolina
The 36-year-old Instagram model, whose real name is Analicia Chaves, was booked into a Mecklenburg County jail earlier this week following a months-long police investigation into a Charlotte pharmacy trip that went sideways. asserted
that → book → trip
According to court records, the legal trouble traces back to February when Chaves allegedly walked into a local Walgreens to pick up a Xanax prescription. uncertain
Chaves → accord → prescription
Law enforcement claims the prescription was filled using a physician's stolen DEA registration and provider credentials. uncertain
prescription → claim → credentials
Authorities officially issued arrest warrants charging her with two felony counts of obtaining controlled substances by fraud or forgery, plus two misdemeanor counts for simple possession of a Schedule IV drug. asserted
Authorities → issue → drug
Her defense team, led by attorney Matthew Pruden, released a statement insisting Chaves was simply a patient filling an order handed to her by a treating physician. asserted
Chaves → lead → physician
Her legal team maintains she did not forge any paperwork or fabricate prescriptions herself, but rather picked up what she assumed was a valid order at the counter. asserted
she → maintain → counter
The defense statement clarified: "To clarify, the charges allege that a doctor who used a fraudulent DEA registration and NPI number prescribed Alprazolam for Ms. Chaves, and that she used the prescription written by the doctor to obtain the prescribed Alprazolam at a pharmacy." asserted
she → clarify → pharmacy
For Timberwolves and NBA fans keeping track at home, official police records confirm LaMelo Ball isn't named or implicated in any part of the pharmaceutical investigation. asserted
Ball → keep → investigation
The unexpected legal drama lands right in the middle of a massive year for the couple, who welcomed their baby son, LaOne, back in January before Ball kicked off his offseason routine. asserted
Ball → land → routine
Chaves managed to post bond shortly after being processed, and she is set to face a judge for her court date on Oct. 20. asserted
she → manage → Oct.
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