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05-29-2005, 09:31 AM
Oliver Stone released after drug arrest
Beverly Hills, CA, May. 29 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone was free Sunday on $15,000 bond after being arrested on alcohol and drug charges, Beverly Hills police said.
Beverly Hills Police Sgt. John Edmundson said officers found an illegal drug in Stone's Mercedes when he was pulled over Friday night at a checkpoint set up for the Memorial Day weekend, CNN reported. Police did not identify the reported illegal substance.
Stone was released Saturday morning after his arrest on a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated and on a drug possession charge, Edmundson said.
The filmmaker, who won Best Director Oscars for "Platoon" (1986) and "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), was previously arrested in 1999 on alcohol and drug charges. He agreed to enter a rehabilitation program as part of a plea bargain.
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Beverly Hills, CA, May. 29 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone was free Sunday on $15,000 bond after being arrested on alcohol and drug charges, Beverly Hills police said.
Beverly Hills Police Sgt. John Edmundson said officers found an illegal drug in Stone's Mercedes when he was pulled over Friday night at a checkpoint set up for the Memorial Day weekend, CNN reported. Police did not identify the reported illegal substance.
Stone was released Saturday morning after his arrest on a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated and on a drug possession charge, Edmundson said.
The filmmaker, who won Best Director Oscars for "Platoon" (1986) and "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), was previously arrested in 1999 on alcohol and drug charges. He agreed to enter a rehabilitation program as part of a plea bargain.
2005 News World Communications, Inc.
Contact: letters@washingtontimes.com
Website: http://www.washingtontimes.com/
Webpage: http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20...