Drug charges against Olympic skier Bode Miller to be dismissed, lawyer says
NBC News • • sports
Key Points:
- Misdemeanor drug charges against former U.S. Olympic skier Bode Miller are set to be dismissed, according to his attorney Jeremy Stafford.
- The charges stemmed from a June 6 traffic stop where Miller was accused of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, but no drugs were found on him.
- Prosecutor Lindsey Blake agreed to dismiss the charges after it was established that a friend traveling with Miller possessed the cannabis and paraphernalia, which Miller was unaware of.
- Miller had pleaded not guilty and explained on Instagram that the items belonged to his passenger, leading to the dismissal of charges on factual grounds.
- Bode Miller is a decorated Olympic athlete with multiple medals from the 2002, 2010, and 2014 Winter Games.
