SC Cops Make Arrests in Phelps Case

Man who used to live in pot party house hit with possession

By the Associated Press

Posted Feb 12, 2009 8:36 AM CST

(AP) – Police in the county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking a bong have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the swimmer, a South Carolina defense lawyer says. The attorney said he has a client who was questioned about the now-infamous... Read full story »

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