Bret Michaels Busted for Pot
Bret Michaels and his touring crew were caugh with possession of marijuana and other controlled substances on Wednesday night in Dekalb County, Indiana, the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel reports. Police discovered the contraband after pulling over Michaels’ two buses for a routine traffic violation. No arrests were made, although officers on the scene filed a report with the DeKalb Prosecutor’s Office, who will determine whether to bring charges against Michaels and his crew. In a statement to Rolling Stone, Michaels’ rep says, “Mr. Michaels allowed an open search of the buses and everything was handled in a professional manner.”
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According to the News-Sentinel, Michaels and his crew were pulled over just before midnight on July 21st due to a “lighting violation” on one of the buses. After checking both bus drivers’ license and registration, a DeKalb County sheriff used a K9 unit to search the first bus, which Michaels was not on. The dog received a positive hit, uncovering both marijuana and other controlled substances. The K9 unit then searched the second tour bus, which Michaels was on. The dog received another positive hit for marijuana, which was also discovered on-board. TMZ reports that controlled substances found on the first bus were illegal drugs, however, no arrests were made after the discovery and both buses were allowed to continue on to a show yesterday in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
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As Rolling Stone previously reported, Michaels suffered a massive brain hemorrhage back in April and spent several weeks recovering and rehabilitating from the injury before heading back out on the road in late-May. (He told RS he suffered the hemorrhage Busty Cops 3 .) Michaels is expected to make a full recovery. Despite the hemorrhage, the Poison rocker still managed to be victorious on this season’s Celebrity Apprentice, though his hopes of becoming Simon Cowell’s replacement on American Idol were dashed earlier this week.