Leif Garrett charged with drug possession
Former teen idol Leif Garrett is in hot water with the law again.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department arrested Garrett at a downtown Metrolink station Monday on charges of possession of black tar heroin, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Garrett was about to board a train, and "he was sweating and shaking profusely," Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore told the Times.
Garrett, 48, told the deputies his condition was because he "gets nervous around law enforcement because of his prior experience," Whitmore said. He denied having any drugs and allowed the deputies to search him, he said. Garrett then informed the deputies that he was hiding black tar heroin in his shoe, Whitmore said.
Garrett was taken into custody and jailed until his release Wednesday morning. His next court date is set for Feb. 24.
In 2006, Garrett was arrested on a charge of possession of heroin. In 1999, he was arrested after he allegedly tried to buy narcotics from undercover officers.
Besides releasing 10 music albums in his heyday of the 1970s and '80s, Garrett has appeared in numerous TV shows and dozens of films.
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