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SEAN WALTMAN CHARGES DROPPED

By Mike Johnson on 2017-05-26 15:19:00

Charges against Sean Waltman were dropped yesterday by the State of California after pills that were believed to be meth/amphetamines by authorities when he was arrested last month at LAX Airport in Los Angeles turned out to not be meth after they were tested.   TMZ.com reported that the charges had been dropped.

On 4/29, Waltman had been charged with five counts of possession of narcotics intended for sale when he was arrested after a K-9 officer alerted officers to the presence of narcotics in his luggage.  Waltman was stopped on the Jetbridge as he was preparing to board a flight for a booking in England after officers, seeing that Waltman was previously on a watch list with the United States Customs and Border Protection agency, decided to investigate Waltman's luggage.

After the K-9 officer picked up a hit, Waltman was then taken to a secondary screening area where a search of his bags revealed what was believed to be 15 white meth/amphetamines pills, 23 multi-colored meth/amphetamines pills, 2 THC liquid cigarettes, 56 THC capsules and 3 Cannabis Chocolate Bars.    Given that Waltman told them he was slated to return to Los Angeles on 5/1, the officers made the determination that the amount of pills exceeded the "amount any person can consume" in that time period.  The officers then decided that the narcotics, plus the $736.10 Waltman was carrying were evidence of "narcotics sales."

Waltman had publicly denied that he was back to using drugs beyond marijuana (which, at the levels Waltman had in his possession, is legal in the State of California) or was selling narcotics.  Waltman stated the pills were to treat a yeast infection.  When the test results revealed the pills were not meth, the decision was made to drop the charges.

Waltman was interviewed by TMZ about the case being dropped:

 

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