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Cepeda Charged with drug possesion and more

August 16th, 2007

In early May, baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was charged by law enforcement officials with possessing marijuana and other drugs. 69-year old Cepeda now works as a community representative for the San Francisco Giants. He speaks to children about the dangers of drugs. Cepeda was stopped while driving 83 mph on a highway with a speed limit of 65 mph. When the police officer made contact with Orlando Cepeda,
she smelled the odor of marijuana coming from his car. She decided to do a search of the vehicle and found marijuana. The officer also some other controlled substance, methamphetamine or cocaine. The police also found a syringe. The former baseball star was held in a local jail for some time. However, he was not suspected of driving while under the influence of drugs. Orlando’s lawyer stated that his client was innocent and that he does not use drugs and that the marijuana was for medicinal use by his family member suffering from diabetes. Court hearing concerning this case was put on hold Tuesday, May 22. Prosecutors will be seeking for more information about his traffic stop as well as the substances that were found in the vehicle he was driving. It was stated that prosecutors were waiting for laboratory results to identify the powder that was found in the car. The CHP (California Highway Patrol) test identified the white powder as cocaine. A more conclusive laboratory test will be completed in two weeks. In its report to prosecutors, the CHP recommended that Orlando Cepeda be charged with a felony count of possessing a controlled substance and the
speeding violation. Moreover, they also recommended 2 misdemeanor charges, for possession of a syringe and possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana. Now we are waiting for the court decision.

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