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Prosecutor to Scott Weiland: You Were Hopped Up!

Posted Dec 12th 2007 4:54PM by TMZ Staff

Scott Weiland has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs with a prior conviction, and with an allegation that he refused a chemical test as required by law.

In a statement from Los Angeles City Attorney spokesperson Frank Mateljan, Scott faces "maximum penalty of one year county jail and a $1000 fine, and a minimum penalty eight days in jail (because of the prior conviction and the refusal to take a drug test). His car could also be impounded for up to 30 days. "

He will be arraigned tomorrow in a Los Angeles County court.

On November 21, the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer was arrested, when he crashed his car while driving on an L.A. highway.

A rep for Velvet Revolver tells TMZ that the band's show tonight at L.A.'s Gibson Amphitheater is still going on as scheduled.

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1. Who? Who cares? He's an idiot!

Posted at 4:59PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Tristan Unsworth

2. first

Posted at 5:00PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Chitown

3. duh

Posted at 5:00PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Chitown

4. Is the Velvet Revolver Concert still on tonight in LA?

Posted at 5:07PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Claude

5. Scott Weiland has been "Hopped up" for as long as I can remember.

Posted at 5:03PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Victoria

6. Just checked the web site. Still looks on man!!!

Enjoy!

Posted at 5:11PM on Dec 12th 2007 by omofmom

7. Ummmm.... Is anybody really surprised about this? Seriously? He had the same problems in Stone Temple Pilots (which led to them breaking up and splintering into two equally crappy groups). C'mon. He's a heroin addict.
I just saw the comment about STP tour dates... maybe that explains the relapse.

Posted at 5:16PM on Dec 12th 2007 by El Pablito

8. Charges will be reduced to driving while impaired. Is he hiding in rehab now?

Posted at 5:25PM on Dec 12th 2007 by posters who write FIRST suck

9. "Time to take a ride, it leaves today, no conversation." Great lyrics for doing time.

Posted at 5:39PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Buster

10. GEEEEZ. You figure with all the money the celebs have they would take their stash, their crack pipe, their Jack Daniels, their ho ("he-she" if you're Kid Rock) and get into the back of a limo or hole up in some cheap motel. But no matter what IT AIN'T COOL TO DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE YOU FREAK'N IDIOTS.

Posted at 5:43PM on Dec 12th 2007 by HL

11. i guess he loved jail so much the first time...

Posted at 6:03PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Speedmonkey.net

12. dat sux.com

Posted at 6:45PM on Dec 12th 2007 by bossman

13. What a total idiot. He was one of the greatest frontmen around, but he just pisses it all away. I hope he does some seriuos time this time. He needs to wake up and realize what he has. I was never really an STP fan, but Velvet Revolver is really good. Does any good story start with " then I started doing heroin ". I just can't believe people are so dumb.

Posted at 7:04PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Shannon

14. They better not cancel the show tonight cause that woud be the second time this show was canceled, the first time was cause of the fires and I'm realy looking foward to this show. I love Scott DUI's and all.

Posted at 7:06PM on Dec 12th 2007 by LR

15. Wow, he really got UGLY!!! Not as ugly as Britiny Spears, but ugly just the same. At least he has cool music and isnt black!

Posted at 7:44PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Fancy pants

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