on july 24, 2017, it was revealed that whitehead was facing misdemeanor petty larceny charges stemming from an arrest in june having stolen $25 of goods from a wawa convenience store in prince william county, virginia and skipped court summons. later that day after the team's first training camp practice, he was released by the cowboys. the charges were dropped and he was cleared by the police when it was determined the next day that the charges were based on mistaken identity.