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    'Lean on Me' actor arrested in undercover drug buy

    PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say "Lean on Me" actor Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins has been arrested in Phoenix for trying to buy 200 pounds (91 kilograms) of marijuana from an undercover officer.

    Sheriff's detectives say the 38-year-old Hopkins was taken into custody Tuesday. Phoenix TV station KSAZ reports that detectives found 200 pounds of marijuana in his SUV and $100,000 cash.

    Authorities later searched an Avondale apartment listed in Hopkins' name. They say they found another 100 pounds (45 kilograms) of marijuana.

    Hopkins starred in the 1989 movie "Lean on Me" at 15 and has appeared on several TV shows.

    Hopkins lives in North Carolina. He's being held on $35,000 bond on suspicion of two felony counts of possessing, transporting and trying to sell marijuana.

    It was unclear Thursday whether Hopkins has legal representation yet.

     
     
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    448 comments

    • Powerhouse  •  Irvine, California  •  4 mths ago
      It's a waste of taxpayers money to put these people in jail over some weed. Leagalize already. i haven't smoked pot in years but half of fun of smoking that crap was knowing it was illegal and techers and parents didnt want me to do it.
    • John  •  Auckland, New Zealand  •  5 mths ago
      200 lbs is probably enough to treat 100 cancer patients.
      • John 5 mths ago
        Medically legalize it NOW. Federally scheduled higher than cocaine? When it kills cancer cells and shrinks tumors? Oh wait, that's WHY it's scheduled so high Can't have people recovering without big pharma's help.
      • golston 5 mths ago
        actually marijuana was never made illegal because it was a harmful drug ,because its not.marijuana was made illegal due to racial prejudice towards blacks and hispanics in the early 1900's.#FACT
      • John 5 mths ago
        The frig, 2 replies and no response. You two are worse than STDs.
    • non  •  5 mths ago
      legalize it...waste of jail space and tax payers money really...its just weed!
    • robert  •  Melbourne, United States  •  5 mths ago
      could be worse, he could be living in a van under a bridge!!!!!
    • jimi  •  5 mths ago
      I think the government should take all the drugs they collect from raids and store them in a big warehouse and let all crackheads go in and use all they want no take outs and they will all kill themselves trying to use them all up
      • Mary 5 mths ago
        Jimi you are rigt on that would be good for the pigs.
      • imnotu99 5 mths ago
        That would be fine if the warehouse only had crack and you didn't try too hard to group all drugs together. Prescription drugs kill more than do illegal ones. Marijuana should be legal. It's a plant. Tobacco is a plant and kills more than it's fair share of people. You don't have to smoke a joint every ten minutes to get high.
    • Jimmeria  •  Athens, United States  •  5 mths ago
      What a #$%$ shame!
    • Suave  •  Little Rock, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Thats telling you something. The demand for weed must be thru the sky? Dude from the Bears got popped too........
      • Suave 5 mths ago
        Sam Hurd, he was slangin cocaine, allegedly..
      • Suave 5 mths ago
        I would think 200 lbs you messing with close to the top man. That murk level dope dealing.....I will be following up cuz I wanna see how this turns out. I wonder if thats a life sentence or just 20 years, either way that sucks.
      • Dale White 5 mths ago
        Wow and what do they both have in common, they escaped from being labled poor black youth to be labled, rich black criminals Money made no difference in what they became, NO EXCUSES for being trash, What it sucks because he got caught?
    • R  •  Seneca, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Narcotics/Drugs need to be tried in civil courts of law, not criminal courts!
      • SpartanWolf 5 mths ago
        Tell that to the mother of the next toddler that's shot in a drive-by.
      • Gabe 5 mths ago
        ..uh, what? Do you think drive-by's are caused by drugs?? Drive-by's "sometimes" happen because of drug PROHIBITION. if the black market isn't in control of it -- they don't fight over it. end of
      • KenZ 5 mths ago
        You can't try criminal cases in civil court. Just another druggie looking to lessen his punishment.
    • non  •  5 mths ago
      alcohol should be illegal not weed...alcohol kills,weed doesnt
    • Ghost  •  Indianapolis, United States  •  5 mths ago
      big whoops bud !!
    • king creole  •  Randolph, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Well jail bird, lean on me, as bubba rides your rectum !!!
    • OUST OBAMA  •  Columbus, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Is the In gift for Christmas in the black community weed ?
      • portia a 5 mths ago
        is weed the in gift for Christmas in the white community? Are you really that stupid to think weed is only used in the black community? Sucks to be you...
    • old skool  •  Williamsport, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Gee, he lives in No. Carolina, but he's in Phoenix with 300 lbs. of weed ! According to the Fed's there's no Border-Drug problem in AZ. they're just racist.
    • Energize  •  5 mths ago
      And after all Mr. Clark did for him. xD
    • Sweetpea137  •  Albany, United States  •  5 mths ago
      i guess he can be another on World's Dumbest's beside Danny Bonaduce and Leif Garrett
    • KennethJ  •  Atlanta, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Theres no dought that he was planning on selling it. Their no way he could smoke that much weed even with all his friends help.I'm sure he'll have a lot of time in lock up to think about all that weed and what it cost him.
    • Stephan  •  5 mths ago
      Ya can take the boy out of the hood, but I guess ya can't take the hood out of the boy.
    • justin  •  Chesapeake, United States  •  5 mths ago
      ghetto weed from mexico
    • robert p  •  Raleigh, United States  •  5 mths ago
      tuff times for everyone..even for washed out actors....
    • Ryan  •  5 mths ago
      Damnit Mr. Simms, I KNEW you smoked! It kills your brain cells son. Go ahead and jump you wanna kill yourself!
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