Birthday Ballers (Troubled Todd Edition)

By Juice Staff

Todd Marinovich turns 39 today, July 4th.

Marinovich was arrested in a public bathroom in Newport Beach, California in May 2005, after being found with apparent drug paraphernalia. He fled on a child’s bicycle, but was caught a few blocks away. He gave his occupation as “unemployed artist” and “anarchist” on the police report, which stated that his pupils were dilated and his behavior “erratic.” He was ordered to undergo six months of drug rehabilitation followed by six months of outpatient treatment as a result. 

In August 2007, Marinovich was arrested and charged with felony drug possession and resisting a police order after being stopped for skateboarding near the Newport Beach, California Pier boardwalk, where skateboarding is forbidden by local ordinance. Marinovich ran away when officers tried to stop him. He was found hiding in a carport about six blocks away. He had a guitar case, and inside officers found about a gram of powdered methamphetamine, a metal spoon and a hypodermic needle, Sgt. Evan Sailor said. Marinovich was arrested and pleaded not guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor counts of unauthorized possession of a hypodermic and resisting a police officer. 

In April 2008, Todd Marinovich joins the drug rehab center, Kramer Center at Newport Beach, located on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, California. He hopes that by telling his story about his constant battle with drug abuse and addiction will keep someone from going down the same path as him. [wikipedia]

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