US police allege Hawthorn star Dylan Moore was arrested with powder-coated baggie and $100 bill

The Scottsdale Prosecution Office has also been asked why the drug charge was dropped.

It is unclear whether the powdery residue allegedly on items in Moore’s possession turned out to be an illicit substance after testing.

This week, this masthead revealed the AFL would update its illicit drug policy to remove references to “strikes” that trigger automatic suspensions in a new, more rigorous version of the code.

Moore, 26, was Hawthorn’s vice-captain when he was detained with his younger teammate, but has since lost the role and expressed remorse in the interview with Channel Seven.

“I was out having a few drinks and made a foolish mistake,” he said. “[I] decided to get on a scissor lift. Next thing I know, the cops are there telling me to get off.”

The police report released on Friday alleges Moore and Macdonald, 23, were being cheered on and filmed when they rode a boom lift in Scottsdale’s entertainment district.

Three police officers on bicycles happened upon the scene near an apartment complex, where the after-hours condominium manager, Jeffery Greenfield, was reportedly telling the Hawthorn duo to come down.

“As we approached I could hear Jeffery pleading with the males to get off of the boom lift,” Motinejunas said in his police report.

“I walked underneath the boom lift and told them males they needed to get off of the platform. They responded to me asking if they had done something wrong. I advised them that they were standing on property that was not theirs and they did not have permission to be on it.”

Officer Michael Biland said the Envy Condos property manager told him he had asked Moore and Macdonald to get off the lift “several times”.

“He noted that the male refused each time,” Biland’s report said. “He continued to state that the males were on the lift for approximately 10 minutes prior to police arrival.”

After he asked Moore and Macdonald to get down, Motinjunas reported: “The males then told me they didn’t know how to get down so I told them they could get down the same way that they got up there.”

Police records show the duo were believed to have consumed alcohol before they were arrested, but no other drug use was suspected.

Once handcuffed, Scottsdale Police said Moore and Macdonald were taken to their downtown jail, “where they were booked and held in custody due to their out-of-country residency”.

The Hawthorn players were charged with third-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanour with a presumed fine of $US250 ($355).

Court records show Moore has a sentencing hearing at the Scottsdale City Court on July 13, while Macdonald will face court on August 4.

The pair were in Phoenix for an off-season trip and visited the gym of high-performance company Exos, which specialises in training elite athletes.

Moore said he would always regret his arrest and experienced a range of emotions when he was locked up in jail.

“I felt a bit of disappointment, regret, stress, anxiety,” he told Seven.

“I was in a cell overnight not knowing if my friends and family knew in Australia. It was all just disappointment and fear of what they’re going to think.”