BREAKING! 8 Arrested in Phelps Bong-gate!

The folks in Columbia, South Carolina - where the infamous Bong-Gate occurred at a college party - really need to sit down, take a hit, eat some nachos, and watch some infomericals until 4 in the morning.
Sheriff Leon Lott was taking heat for going solely after Fishy Phelps…or for even caring at all. So what did Lott do? He decided to go after the whole party.
Since investigators decided to expand the case to more than just Phelps, 8 arrests have been made: 7 for drug possession and 1 for distribution.
That would never happen in California!
Phelps, however, has not yet been charged.
Police have also confiscated the bong! Apparently the owner was trying to sell it on eBay for as much as $100,000. What an idiot! Phelps really needs to reconsider his group of friends!
When Governor Mark Sanford was asked whether Phelps should be prosecuted, he said, "I don't see what it gets at this point."
Neither do we!
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Welcome to South Carolina.
Thats lame just move the dude made a mistake -he's already paying big $$$$$ with lost indorsements
You can't make arrests based on a photo where you can't even see what's really going on…ridiculous.
good.
people need to get over the marijuana thing. its just WEED
Bunch of hillbillies..
Roll a Fattie……
note to self - do not smoke with Michael Phelps…
oh gaawd.
I need a drink….LUNCH!!!!!!time c ya
fucking bureaucracy at work……what a waste of time and money……….can't wait to see what else the government has up it's tightass sleeve….legaliiiize it……don't criticiiize it
Lame,really,really lame.Leave the guy alone
South Carolina is a silly place…..
Stupid person must be related to lg or sweetpiece…
South Carolina FUCKING IDIOTS
WOW how lame!
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the idiots on this website…
ban gay marriage - legalize drugs.
This is so ridiculous. There are so many more important crimes going on in the world. I'm glad the community's money is going toward arresting people from a photograph of a celebrity taken MONTHS ago. Forget rapists and murderers, let's spend all our efforts on catching Michael Phelps.
i love america, i hate americans.
If they DON"T arrest Phelps but arrest the others, their lawyers have an easy out by saying "My clients were targeted even though there was photographic eveidence against others who have not been arrested, you cannot selectively enforce." So they pretty much either have to arrest Phelps or the whole thing goes away…well in the real world anyway, who knows about South Carolina.
If you nasty yankee asses or left coast fucks don't like SOUTH CAROLINA stay the fuck away.
Well I hope one of the people arrested was the fool who sold the photo… because that is the guy/gal that everyone should turn away!
the guy is just doing his job. smoking marijuana is illegal and these guys were obviously doing that so they have to be prosecuted. its kind of like wanting to hire a tax cheat to run the IRS, it would never happen and if it did they guy would be prosecuted.
There's no point in making this arrest, he's not the
only one who smokes it
why him?
Because he's famous?
That's fucked up.
As for the guy who was trying to sell the bong on e-bay
what a retard hahahahahaha I'm glad he got arrested.
its pretty ridiculous we charge college students for something as minor as smoking weed. the law would rather make an example of students instead of proving that weed really isnt that bad and even pot heads can grow up to be olympic champs. honestly, this is a waste of everyones time. the uptight citizens of this country are the only ones needing some sort of validation from this because everyone else just loves that fact that a stoner can win 8 gold medals! instead of making it such a big problem, this could have easily been a perfect opportunity to drop the negative connotations this society puts on marijuana and make them easier to digest. EVERYONE SMOKES! get over it!
this wouldn't happen in a big city. small town sheriffs have nothing better to do.
What an idiot for a sheriff.
I don't think he will be voted back in.
don't the police have something better to do? yay our tax dollars at work while the economy collapses around us.
What a fuckin' joke! Fuck South Carolina! What the hell is this? Communist China??
ALL WE WANT IS THAT M#####F####R WHO SOLD HIS PIX TO THE F####G BRITZ ARSE. WE WANT THAT TRAITOR FISTED.
Stupid - Stupid - Stupid! Sherriff needs to find something else to focus on - I am sure there are other things going on in South Carolina!
Just legalize pot already,ignorant Bible thumping rednecks.
seriously? this dumb fucking sheriff is arresting people for smoking weed when there's probably much more serious crime happening around him? yeah, he needs to get a life.
UGH! You people are making me so mad…I live in SC, I didn't want to reply to EVERY post that was speaking negatively about the state…it's kinda sad that posts show "hillbillies" or "F****** IDIOTS" just because someone decided to smoke weed…HELLO!! It's weed…half of America has done it or is doing it now!! It is just kind of RIDICULOUS for people to put down SC for a very minor incident…
I like to roll my own poop and smoke it. Is that a bad thing? Me think not.
I AGREE ITS STUPID WASTE OF TAX PAYERS DOLLARS
If they are arresting the other party goers then they should arrest Phelps as well!!! That is such bullshit!
Leon Lott is such a douche.
I've lived in SC my entire life–I go to school here (NOT USC thank god) but I did work at USC over the summer and I can say as someone who fully supports the legalization of weed that maybe if only one person at USC stopped smoking weed they wouldn't be such a shitty school. Just a thought.
Don't mistake a whole state for the actions of one douche-nozzle sheriff.
Gov. Sanford's words say it all!
Fuck Phelps and all the hype the media has created around "America's Golden Boy" who could do no wrong. Phelps is another misguided youth that does not behave responsibly. Phelps knew what he was doing was not only inappropriate, but illegal and yet he probably won't be charged with anything.
Can we say, "karma"?! What did they expect when they sold the photo? Yes, marijuana use isn't such a huge issue anymore, but if they were trying to out Michael Phelps and get him into trouble, then they should know that they might go down for it too. I say, "ha ha, suckers!"
Are you frickin' serious? If I were any of those people I'd break the face of the person who got the money shot and shove the bong up his/her ass.
I can't even wrap my head around how stupid this Sheriff is…
Arresting people off a photo? For smoking pot?
Does he really have nothing better to do? Is this the biggest crime going on around that town?
he is in his early 20's, he has accomplished more already than most can ever dream of … he was not taking performance enhancing drugs. americans are notorious for being prudes.
and what's up with every scandal being dubbed 'gate'?! that is so stupid. it all started with letterman referring to 'lewinski-gate'. most ppl today don't even know what the watergate scandal was all about any … it's just lame.
The whole thing is ridiculous! I hope the asshole that took the picture is one of the 8 arrested.
I think they should find the dick that took this pic and beat the snot out of him/her. what an asshole thing to do.
Most of the young people seem to have the belief that marijuana is "just weed". How would they even know what they're talking about when the long term effects can't be seen until later? Amy Winehouse is ridiculed for bizarre, drug-induced behavior, but millions of young people are repeating her mistakes, accepting the myth that it's "just weed". The mysterious structures at the center of the brain, still not well understood by science, are the center of life and consciousness, and these are particularly affected by toxic drugs, including marijuana. The only intelligent thing to do is get off it and stay off it, all of it.
When you want to share a bong whoever is able to give you the weed is your FRIEND… wonder if they where doing the Obama weed…
Anyways until now no word if this "kids" tried to blackmail Phelps??? I wonder why…
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Im not from South Carolina, but I go to USC and this story is completely ridic….any college you go to i guarantee people are smoking weed. As far as the police, its completely stupid that these people are getting arrested, but what did they expect when they basically ratted themselves out?
oh and
GO GAMECOCKS
hahaha
Hey im from SC
and the guy who was arrested for distribution, tried to sale the bong in the pic on ebay thats why he got in trouble. And Michaels girlfriend (shes a bartender) had a boyfriend when she met Michael but she cheated on him with Phelps.
AND thats South Carolins for ya
I agree with dude from snl - if he could go to win a load of gold medals at the OLYMPICS, then he deserves a bong hit if he wants one. Though, I suggest next time he ought to go to Amsterdam for a long weekend and avoid the hassle altogether.
wow what a country u live in. land of the free. every storey like this i read concerning pot in most of your states makes me wrap myself in the canadian flag and thank christ i wasn't born 200 miles south
why hasnt phelps been arrested then?
why wasnt phelps arrested???
they took his bong? that's bullshit dude. now, they're gonna make money off of it! give it to me! BLAZE IT!
for…WEED? WEED? Seriously? How can a plant be illegal?
TALK ABOUT A WARPED JUSTICE SYSTEM
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF WHAT THE BONG CONTAINED IT IS ALL PRESUMPTION. SOUTHCAROLINA'S JUST LOOKING FOR A LITTLE ATTENTION, WAY TO GO DICKS!
P.S.
kELLOGGS says,
…Phelps’s behavior—caught on camera and published Sunday in a British tabloid—is “not consistent with the image of Kellogg.”
This would be the same company that for decades has been encouraging children to start the day by inhaling sugar by the spoonful. It’s also the company that still proudly bears the name of the man who advocated yogurt enemas and pouring carbolic acid on the clitoris to prevent women from experiencing sexual pleasure.
Yes, it would be a shame to see a 14-time gold medalist’s bong hit tarnish the company’s image.
recognise the wallpaper??? how many arrests have been made in richland county based only on a photograph?