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Is golden boy Michael Phelps going to be charged with a state drug crime?

By Douglas A. Berman

This latest news from South Carolina suggests that criminal justice authorities are seriously working up criminal charges against record-breaking Olympian Michael Phelps: Olympic superstar Michael Phelps could face criminal charges as part of the fallout from a photo that surfaced showing the swimmer smoking from a marijuana pipe at a University of South Carolina house party. Mike & Mike in the Morning A spokesman for Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, who is known for his tough stance on drugs, said Tuesday the department was investigating. "Our narcotics division is reviewing the information that we have, and they're investigating what charges, if any, will be filed," said Lt. Chris Cowan, a spokesman for the agency.... "The bottom line is, if he broke the law, and he did it in Richland County, he's going to be charged," Cowan said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 04, 2009 (boomark / email).