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Warrant Issued for Gold Medalist on Pot Charges 
Posted by FoM on February 24, 2000 at 07:24:56 PT
By Holly J. Wolcott & Mike McCarthy, LA Times
Source: Los Angeles Times
Olympic gold medalist Justin Huish, a Moorpark College dropout who dominated the archery competition during the 1996 Games, is set to be arrested today on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale, authorities confirmed late Wednesday. 
  Arrest warrants for Huish, 25, and his roommate, 24-year-old Brian Mastrangelo, were issued Wednesday, said Simi Valley Police Lt. Gordon Weeks.   They will be allowed to surrender during a court hearing scheduled for this morning at the Ventura County Government Center, Weeks said.   Narcotics detectives, who have been investigating Huish and Mastrangelo for nearly a month, agreed to allow them to surrender after negotiations with a defense attorney, Weeks said.   "A lot of times when there is an attorney of record and we know the arrest warrant is going to be issued and we are working with that attorney," such arrangements are made, Weeks said. "Unless it's a public safety issue, there isn't a real need to go out and arrest."   Authorities say the two men were selling pot from a two-story tract home they share in the 1700 block of Chaps Court, a new housing development on the city's east side. Mastrangelo, who answered his door Wednesday night, said his roommate was not home and declined to comment.   Weeks said detectives were tipped to the alleged drug sales earlier this month and served a search warrant at the house Feb. 15. During the search, officers said they seized 4.5 ounces of marijuana and 4.2 grams of hashish oil, a drug made from the resin of marijuana. The value of the drugs was estimated by police at $2,300.   Additionally, detectives seized scales, packaging materials and ledgers as well as $23,000 in cash, they said.   Huish was taken into custody and transported to the Simi Valley police station, but was released several hours later that day, Weeks said.  Simi ValleyPublished: Thursday, February 24, 2000 Copyright 2000 Los Angeles Times 
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