The West Yorkshire Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided to drop its case against police officer Mark Carter on charges related to the possession of anabolic steroids. Carter was expected to face trial later this year on the steroid charges. [Read more…]
Steroid Arrests
Sep
13
Steroid Dealer Pleads Guilty in Operation Newton
A Canadian man pleaded guilty to the possesion of anabolic steroids for the purposes of trafficking in the Ontario Court of Justice this week. Ontario Court Justice Timothy Culver sentenced Trevor Armstrong to 18 months probation and 200 hours of community service. Trevor Armstrong was one of 21 people arrested in April 2010 for their participation in an illegal drug distribution network “loosely affiliated with the bodybuilding community”. The 18-month multi-agency investigation codenamed “Project Newton” involved both steroids and recreational drugs. [Read more…]
Sep
10
Sheriff Accused of Ignoring Steroid Use by Deputy Charged with Murder
The estate of Jennifer Louise Agee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her ex-husband Jonathan Agee in Roanoke Circuit Court. Jonathan Agee was a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy up until the Memorial Day incident that took the life of Jennifer Agee. The sheriff’s deputy confronted Jennifer Agee, took an assault rifle from his Franklin County police cruiser and fired five shots at close range in a Roanoke parking lot as her daughter watched last Memorial Day. Jennifer Agee was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly thereafter.
Police have previously pointed the finger at anabolic steroids as the culprit in the murder. Investigators found two vials of steroids, including one vial of testosterone cypionate, at Agee’s home and noted that Agee had “gotten much bigger” in the weeks leading up to the violence. [Read more…]
Sep
08
“Key Player” in Clandestine Steroid Lab Arrested in the Houston Area
A “key player” in a Houston area anabolic steroid distribution ring was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Houston Police Department’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas drug squad and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Matthew Emilio Montano was charged with felony Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Anabolic Steroids). [Read more…]
Sep
07
High School Volleyball Coach Arrested for Selling Steroids to Students
Police arrested a high school volleyball coach for selling anabolic steroids after a three-month joint investigation by the Friendswood Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Timothy Todd Porter was arrested along with his two roommates during a raid of his home. Porter taught astronomy and physics in addition to coaching volleyball at Clear Springs High School in League City (Texas). He had been employed by the Clear Creek Independent School District for 22 years. [Read more…]
Sep
05
Two-Day “Roid Rage” Blamed for Domestic Violence
A Canadian man pleaded guilty this week to two counts of assault arising from an altercation with his fiancée . James Watters faces jail time after admitting to domestic violence that occurred in November 2010. Assistant Crown attorney Steve O’Brien blamed the incident on the defendant’s use of anabolic steroids. The trouble in paradise for the couple allegedly began shortly after Watters starting using steroids to help him build more muscle for bodybuilding. [Read more…]
Sep
04
Steroid Dealer Involved in Alaska “Bodybuilding Culture” Arrested
Police have accused a 24-year old amateur bodybuilder of being a “key distributor” of anabolic steroids in Anchorage, Alaska. Brion Ingram, a competitor at the 2011 NPC Alaska State Championships in April 2010, was highly involved in the local “bodybuilding culture” according to police. [Read more…]
Sep
03
Possession of Underground Lab Steroids is Illegal in the United Kingdom
A British bodybuilder pleaded guilty to the possession of anabolic steroids after learning that steroid possession is legal in the United Kingdom only when the steroids are in the form of a “medical product”. This has been interpreted to exclude steroids manufactured by underground laboratories (UGLs). Graham McAdams was sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge related to the possession of UGL steroids for bodybuilding purposes. [Read more…]
Aug
28
Cop Who Used Text Messaging to Buy Steroids Pleads Guilty
A Philadelphia Police officer who used text messaging to order illegal steroids has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and two counts of possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids. Joseph McIntyre used his cell phone to order anabolic steroids from a friend at the Philadelphia Police Department who happened to moonlight as a steroid dealer. [Read more…]
Aug
26
Trial of Accused Steroid Dealer for Waterloo Football Team Likely Next Year
The Waterloo football player caught with thousands of vials of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone (hGH) will likely face trial next year according to his lawyer. Nathan Zettler was arrested in March 2010 after he was implicated in a series of burglaries with his roommates Eric Legare and Matthew Valeriote. [Read more…]
