Ree Drummond’s foster son, Jamar Goff, was detained in May over allegations that he bit a correctional officer, months before his arrest for an alleged assault on Sept. 15.
According to TMZ, the 23-year-old was taken into custody in May 2025 after allegedly biting the hand of a detention or correctional officer.
Court documents obtained by the outlet show that Goff listed a phone number associated with Drummond, 57, as his family contact. He identified her relationship to him as “foster parent.”
At the time of that detention, Goff was reportedly homeless and employed at McDonald’s.
Additional details about Goff’s 2025 arrest have not been made public.
A representative for Drummond did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
Goff’s latest reported legal trouble came on Sept. 15, when he was arrested at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and possessing 1.8 grams of methamphetamine.
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He also faced charges of attempting to elude police and possessing drug paraphernalia after authorities allegedly found a glass pipe in his possession.
Police reportedly found Goff shirtless and asleep near a fountain on campus. When officers spoke with him, he allegedly said he was waiting to be sold “ice,” a slang term for methamphetamine.
He was not initially detained, but officers later discovered that an outstanding warrant had been issued for his arrest.
As authorities attempted to take Goff into custody and bring him to a local hospital, he allegedly fled and struck one of the officers.
Goff was later booked into the Jefferson County Jail, where his bail was set at $37,000.
Drummond has not publicly addressed the allegations involving her foster son. She and her husband, Ladd Drummond, fostered Goff in 2018, when he was a teenager.
The Food Network star also shares children Alex, Paige, Bryce and Todd.
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