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

[TekBoss]

Awe DUDE! METH????

I hope the hell you were researching a story cause that shit will be the end of you.

Stay Th F*** away from meth. It is the devil itself.

[pertello]

ok.... this explains a lot about this guy. I just thought he was eccentric.

[MNmommy]

Awe, this makes me sad.

[peachfuzz]

No wonder he was so hippity-hoppity!

But I like him.

[liberaldawg]

In the park at 3am? I wonder what kind of "quest" he was on?

[AnnoyedCanuck]

He used to do a business report from London a few years ago. He was manic and hyperactive to the point of being strange. My friends and I used to watch him for laughs. He did this odd intake of breath through his clenched teeth after almost every sentence. This meth bust explains a lot. I wonder if he was doing a lot of coke or speed back when I used to tune in.

[cwfutureboy]

Yet another arrest of a non-violent drug offender. When are we going to learn that prohibition is NOT the way to go???

[DesertLight]

Ah, dunno, It made the Kennedy's rich. Ted might argue with that one.

[comebackid]

No, actually it wasn't drugs but prohibition alcohol that made the Kenney's rich.

It was [and is] prohibition drugs that made the Bush's rich.

[thirteen13]

Non violent arrests are the best. Our legal system thrives on the arrest and prosecution of nonviolent drug users. The prison system is big business.

[noneIn2008]

We need a congressional investigation! Are mind altering drugs being used by the media? We need to know. Congress must investigate.

[GotRights]

"Are mind altering drugs being used by the media?"

That would explain Wednesday night's debate.

[ignorantwillyharper]

Hell, less start with congress being investigated first!

[onedivasinger]

He's one of the few journalists that I actually like. I hope you heal and get it together Richard. Forget about your career right now, and focus on your arrest and your health. You'll get probation. Just get help with the drug issue.

[ladygreenslippers]

Oh Richard, you seemed so happy all the time - what the hell kind of pain are you running from that you're using meth. Get well soon.

[skibum49]

He's much more of a fixture on CNN International. Not so much on CNN US. He always does appear just a bit "hyper" onair so maybe this explains it. I do find his reports entertaining however.

[ramblingjohnny]

What an idiot! He was escorted out and would probably have got just a ticket hell maybe if you are polite and respectful they would have only issue a warning and let him go. It 3AM it dark ditch the dope first chance you get and shut the hell up about it! Maybe they might not even search you! What a dumb ass! lollll

[QueenCeleste]

He is such a breath of fresh air compared to the others and I hope he will be okay. CNN, don't fire him! (What is CNN thinking lately--Campbell Brown? And the other women, especially on CNN Headline News, seem to have been instructed to act out the news stories and give their opinions. Ugh.)

[AdLib]

And I thought he acted that way on CNN because of an unretrievable gerbil. Good riddance to that babbling fool.

[soot]

And nobody is surprised.