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Lawyer: Drug charges vs. Miller will be dropped
Key takeaways
- A pair of misdemeanor drug charges against Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller will be dropped, according to his attorney.
- Miller was arrested June 6 in eastern Idaho, according to court records, and pleaded not guilty to possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia the following week.
- Miller said in a post on Instagram that he was pulled over after accelerating to pass a vehicle on the highway.
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A pair of misdemeanor drug charges against Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller will be dropped, according to his attorney.
Miller was arrested June 6 in eastern Idaho, according to court records, and pleaded not guilty to possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia the following week.
Jeromy Stafford, Miller's attorney, told ABC News in a statement Wednesday that "no drugs were found on Bode's person." Stafford's statement said that he spoke with Fremont County (Idaho) prosecutor Lindsey Blake, who "agreed to dismiss all charges against Bode Miller."
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