Reports indicate Tyson, driving alone, backed his BMW out of the club's parking lot without noting oncoming traffic and nearly hit a parked sheriff's car. One of three officers working on a special holiday DUI task force pulled him over and, as he approached the vehicle, "observed a white powder substance on the center console of the vehicle. Mike was wiping the dash off as I approached". Tyson voluntarily submitted to a field sobriety test ... which he failed. Officers then discovered "two bags of a white powder substance ... in his back left pocket. In addition, a bag was located on the driver seat in a Marlboro cigarettes pack".
According to a police statement, Tyson "admitted to using today and stated he is an addict and has a problem. Mike admitted to possessing bags of cocaine and said he uses any time he can get his hands on it."
Tyson was held in jail - where he was isolated from other prisoners "for his own safety" - until later Friday morning when he appeared before a judge. Toxicology tests revealed that Tyson was "under the influence of a depressant, stimulant and cannabis".
Tyson, dressed in an oversized golf shirt, baggy jeans and tennis shoes, was quiet and attentive as the judge explained that, under the terms of his release, he must submit to drug and alcohol testing and may not drink or take nonprescription drugs while the case is pending. Tyson, who did not enter a plea and had no lawyer, was released without bond on a felony drug possession charge. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 16.
Ironically, Tyson has been to Maricopa County Jail before ... as a guest talking to juvenile offenders about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Related Documents:
Tyson's Court Appearance - from TMZ.com
Tyson's Mug Shots - from TheSmokingGun.com
Probable Cause Statement - from TheSmokingGun.com
Tyson Timeline
Comments
Who cares, Tyson’s still the man. I’m sure the cops waited for him. I think it’s BS and would love to party with the him.
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Mike Tyson? Breaking the law?
It’s always the quiet ones….
He will probably not recieve a harsh sentence because he has not been in trouble in Az. The arresting officers stated Tyson was a gentleman and cooperative. Tyson had paid his previous debt to society and has good laywers.
Yeah he has good lawyers.plus he has never been in trouble in arizona. Actually he has been doing pretty good other then this. he’s still the badest man on the planet to alot of people.
mike is my hero. if they lock him up im breakin him out …