Richard Quest, CNN Reporter, Arrested On Drug Charges

***UPDATE***
The New York Post reports on new, lurid details regarding the arrest of CNN reporter Richard Quest.

CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said.[...]

Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside from the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a sex toy inside of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in his left jacket pocket.

It wasn't immediately clear what the rope was for.

The New York Times' City Room blog reports that CNN International business and travel reporter Richard Quest has been arrested on drug charges:

Mr. Quest was arrested early Friday morning after being escorted out of Central Park for violating the park curfew, a law enforcement official said Friday. The park is closed from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.

The police noticed Mr. Quest at 64th Street and West Drive at about 3:40 a.m., the official said. As he was being escorted out, he volunteered, "I have meth in my pocket," according to an official briefed on the case. The police searched him and recovered a small amount of methamphetamine in a Ziploc bag.

Not sure who Richard Quest is? Check this video out below:

Related: Thought Process Flowchart: CNN's Richard Quest [236.com]

Comments

[GeoNorth]

This explains a lot.

[scorpioleidy]

I KNEW something was wrong with that guy!!! He always talked so fast and was squirming around a lot in his chair, never sitting still ... I KNEW something was up with this guy!!!!
What a hypocrite!!!

[JustAnotherScreenname]

I used to like Richard Quest. Now he's my hero.

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

Thanks for the chuckle.

[sverdad]

Richard Quest is a major player on CNN International and is my favorite business travel correspondent/blogger(you can read his reports on CNN). You can tell by his demeanor that he has parts on order--which is why he's so refreshing to watch compared to the blue-suited Stepford anchors we're usually subjected to. He would certainly spice up the debates compared to the milquetoast Charlie Gibson and his sidekick Munchkinopolous. I wish him the best and hope he can stay on the air after all is settled.

[Mutineer]

I know a lot of people can't stand him, but I always liked him. Hopefully he can bounce back from this.