Good morning, Arizona: Iron Mike Tyson cops to coke habit
Mike Tyson told Arizona cops he was a coke addict when they brought him in to custody on Friday. The former champion was ordered released without bond on a felony drug possession charge Friday after being arrested in Buckeye, Ariz, the AP reported on ESPN.com.
Police said they found two bags of white powder in his back pocket and that the boxer “showed signs of impairment.” They asked Tyson to submit to a field sobriety test and he complied.
“He admitted to using today and stated he is an addict and has a problem,” said a police probable cause statement filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, the AP report said. “Mike admitted to possessing bags of cocaine and said he uses any time he can get his hands on it.”
Tyson nearly rammed a police vehicle, cops say, and they booked him on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of cocaine after he left a Scottsdale nightclub. One cop saw Tyson wipe a powdery substance off the console of his car as the lawman approached, the report states.
Tyson is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 16.
There was no alcohol found in his system, the AP/ESPN.com said, and cops are waiting for toxicology tests before choosing what to charge the boxer with.
Under the terms of his release, Tyson must submit to drug and alcohol testing if requested, and cannot take illegal drugs, or drink booze, while his situation is pending.
Tyson didn’t elaborate to the press upon leaving the courtroom.
He simply said, “Good morning, Arizona.”
For fans of the fallen fighter, they can take some solace in the knowledge that many souls have been saved from enslavement to the devilish allure of intoxicants stemming from a run-in with law enforcement. Perhaps this latest scrap with Johnny Law will set Tyson on a straighter, narrower path…
And maybe some fans who still have the urge to see him lace ‘em up again for real will get their wish, and a clean (if not totally serene) Tyson will emerge in 2007…
No, I wouldn’t want to see this guy lace up the gloves again unless he REALLY wants to do it.
I take my hat off to him for admitting he has a problem, but Mike, it’s time to do something about it, man.
I am afraid Mike Tyson is, “saying hello when it is time to say goodbye.”
Yes,I would love to see Iron Mike lace up the gloves again.I still believe Mike’s got the power to beat anyone on this planet .If he trains well and put his mind to it.Mike Tyson to me is Mr.Boxing.He fought anyone they placed in front of him.That proves he’s a Champion.Go for it Mike.Ill be praying for you.
I am so dissappointed , Tyson was such a big influence 2 me when I was growing up . We come from the same hood in brooklyn . I lost weight and turned my body into a machine when I saw Tyson . He let me know , sorta like James Brown that I could come from the bottom of scurge and have a place in this sophisticated world of hate and drama . I kinda knew something was going wrong with my brother Tyson . U don’t become great and just fall into the depths of hell like he did without something being wrong . I am scared 4 Tyson he lost confidence in himself and he is 40 yrs old . I think its a wrap 4 his boxing career , it took me a while 2 accept it . Tyson should have been opened a boxing gym , became a trainer or something that would last longer than his career in the ring … I love u Tyson , please love urself iron mike …. *TAH*
Mike is and forever will be a representation of the american dream,for myself and many people in the world.
But he is also the blueprint for what not to do when you get the power and the money.
I love mike so much and my one hope for him is that he can find the peace within himself to be as free as the gift that he was given at birth.
To be a champion and a master at all that he serveys.
In conclusion MIKE I LOVE YOU!!!!
Just know that you have the power to change as well the power to change the world