Famous Brit CNN Reporter Faces Drug Charge After Arrest In Central Park
Well, at least he wasn’t caught trying to give a blowjob to George Michael in a park restroom. Maybe he was on his way to his apartment…
NEW YORK - A CNN reporter was arrested Friday in Central Park with a small amount of methamphetamine in his pocket, but he avoided jail time by agreeing to undergo drug counseling and therapy.
Richard Quest, 46, was arrested around 3:40 a.m. on a count of possession of a controlled substance — a misdemeanor that usually refers to a personal use amount of a drug. He was also charged with loitering; the park officially closes at 1 a.m.
When police saw and detained Quest, he told them, “I’ve got some meth in my pocket,” according to the complaint filed in court. The complaint said he had a plastic sandwich bag containing methamphetamine in a jacket pocket.
Quest, who is British, is a correspondent for CNN International and is known for his reports on business travel. He hosts “CNN Business Traveler” and “Quest.”
At his arraignment in Manhattan’s Criminal Court, Judge Anthony Ferrara told Quest that if he attends the counseling and therapy designated by prosecutors for the next six months, his case will dismissed.
The judge allowed Quest to leave court without posting bail. He warned that if Quest failed to comply with the counseling schedule, he could be back in court and on his way to jail.
Quest’s lawyer, Alan M. Abramson, said his client “did not realize the park had a curfew. He was returning to his hotel with friends.”
CNN had no immediate comment on Quest’s arrest.
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When I was in Germany a couple of years back…I listened to CNN International on TV. This jerk was such an ass, I finally switched over to the German news.
All I can say is : BWahahahahaha…couldn’t happen to a better twit.
April 18th, 2008 at 5:45 pmI think everyone at CNN is on drugs. this one just actually got caught.
April 18th, 2008 at 5:49 pmI think everyone at CNN is on drugs. this one just actually got caught.
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I think everyone over at MSNBC NEEDS to get on drugs.
April 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pmFrack this Guy! Over and Over and Over and Over! I have Allways Hated! I mean HATED! this (ASSHOLE)
April 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pmProbabally a pervert too!
April 18th, 2008 at 6:52 pmLet’s see, caught with drugs, in the park at 3:40 AM, he is not working interviewing anybody at that time. Gee, I wonder what he was doing?
Get the fu*k out of the country!
lol
drill
Those would be corrective drugs though. anti-psychotic
April 18th, 2008 at 7:03 pmI’ve worked with him in the past when he was with the BBC. Yes he is gay(I’m pretty sure) and a pain in the ass to work with (excuse the pun). He is not a bad person though and he is eccentric in that strange British way which can be sort of funny on TV. He should be doing downers and not uppers.
April 18th, 2008 at 7:50 pmI think everyone at CNN is on drugs. this one just actually got caught.
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I think everyone over at MSNBC NEEDS to get on drugs.
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LMFAO
April 18th, 2008 at 8:26 pmNow you know why the MSM is so fucked up.
Next on CNN Business Traveler, how to post bail overseas…
April 19th, 2008 at 10:46 am