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Posted By	Discussion Topic: Don arrested on episode of COPS!
BuffaloPaul	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 9:14 AM
Hanger-On Registered: Dec. 01	I just found some pictures on the COPS website to go along with that news story I found earlier... they must have left out the naked body search in the news article! :cool: GERONIMO GUILTY OF DRUG CHARGE Radio Host to Be Sentenced Today for Marijuana Possession Syndicated raunch-radio host Don Geronimo, half of the "Don and Mike" afternoon show, was found guilty yesterday of marijuana possession and pleaded guilty to reckless driving after a 90-minute trial in Fairfax County General District Court. The marijuana was found only after Geronimo tried to bolt from the scene and an officer drew a gun on him, the officer testified yesterday. Fairfax District Judge Lorraine Nordlund said she found the facts of the case sufficient to prove Geronimo's guilt, but postponed sentencing until this afternoon. Fairfax County prosecutors asked that Geronimo be sentenced to jail because he already has a 1996 conviction for possession of cocaine. Geronimo, 40, whose real name is Michael L. Sorce, declined to comment after the trial, and he did not testify. Nor did he take to the airwaves yesterday. A taped version of the "Don and Mike" show aired on WJFK (106.7 FM), the Fairfax station that syndicates the show to 58 stations in 30 states. Locally, it is one of the top two shows in afternoon drive time. Ken Stevens, the WJFK general manager, said last night he could not comment until he had spoken to Geronimo. Police said that Geronimo was stopped the night of Aug. 5 after Officer Donald McAuliffe saw him driving his 1997 Toyota Supra at 75 mph in a 35-mph zone in Great Falls. McAuliffe testified that after he pulled the car over, Geronimo "jumped out of his vehicle and approached me." The officer told Geronimo to get back in his car, which Geronimo did. McAuliffe approached the car, and said he smelled marijuana. He said Geronimo told him he'd been smoking a cigar. McAuliffe said he called for a backup officer. While he waited, McAuliffe said, "Mr. Sorce [Geronimo] picked up his ashtray, shoved it out the car door window and dumped it out." He said Geronimo also was "making furtive movements inside the vehicle." As the officer got out of his car, he said Geronimo got out of his car again. McAuliffe said he asked Geronimo if he had any drugs or weapons, and that Geronimo identified himself as a radio personality. Then, Geronimo began looking around, McAuliffe said. "I told him, 'Don't think about running,' " McAuliffe testified. "I asked him to put his hands on the trunk. He ran towards the front of his car, a gesture I thought meant he was fleeing. I ordered him to stop, and drew my service weapon." He said Geronimo stopped by the front of his car, and returned to the trunk area. As McAuliffe handcuffed him, he said Geronimo told him, "The marijuana is in my eyeglass case between the seats." A drug-sniffing dog soon arrived, and police found an aspirin bottle inside the eyeglass case. Lab reports showed it contained 4.6 grams of marijuana. Blood tests found very little marijuana in Geronimo's system. Geronimo then spent the night in the Fairfax County jail. Stephen A. Best, Geronimo's lawyer, argued that the results of the search should not be used as evidence. McAuliffe's arrest was illegal, Best said, arguing that the officer had no reasonable suspicion to arrest Geronimo. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Mark C. Simmons said the combination of Geronimo's actions and the drug suspicions were enough to cause the officer to fear for his safety, and Nordlund agreed. She said Geronimo was trying to run, and "the only thing that brought him back is the fact the officer drew a gun on him." Geronimo pleaded guilty to reckless driving, and Nordlund found him guilty of possession of marijuana. Simmons noted that Geronimo already had been convicted of cocaine possession and was allowed to complete a program that erased the conviction from his record. He recommended a short jail term, "in light of the fact he's been involved with drugs before."
SeeYouNextTuesday G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Elite Ninja Gaiden Infiltration Unit	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 9:56 AM
Psychopath Registered: Feb. 01	HAHA! The jigue is up! Since you knew to put a batman symbol on his shoulder, you're obviously a Don and Mike listener! Oh wait... if I knew that... ---------------------------- GO LIONS!!! Roar,... something about an alma mater on the Hudson shore... whatever Validictorian of the danked school of OA.com etiquette.
Tussle King I swear it was this big	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 10:00 AM
Psychopath Registered: May. 02	I'm taking bets on how long this thread lasts before it gets locked. Next time try here: Visit this Website
mikehern JBA gave a cool status to mikehern	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 10:02 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Apr. 02	Looks like thread will become a place for D&M listeners to come out of the closet. Present poster excepted. :-D Montani Semper Liberi This message was edited by mikehern on 5-31-02 @ 10:04 AM
MegadethStillRules	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 4:22 PM
Hanger-On Registered: Apr. 02	Although i hate Don and Mike, that article is a load of shit
Gehenna_Gehenna	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 4:44 PM
Hanger-On Registered: Apr. 02	Batman Symbol?...Ahh shit. Phear the Batwow
AlterEgoManiac	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 5:54 PM
Psychopath Registered: Mar. 02	You should have put him under the kiddy pool the cop kicked over. Use all your well-learned politesse, or I'll lay your soul to waste. All right, children. Let's all point and laugh.
BuffaloPaul	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 7:13 PM
Hanger-On Registered: Dec. 01	First of all, I think this topic deserves it's own thread, so I hope it doesn't get locked. As far as me being a D&M listener... thats quite impossible since I live in Buffalo. I do know of D&M from listening to them on WKBW (The BIG KB) here in Buffalo during the mid 90's. So, I know a little about their "brand of humor" but pulled that "Batman" tattoo from the WNEW website in the D&M section. I knew he was obsessed with Batman, but had no idea where that tattoo was placed. Also... this news article IS REAL. I don't think anyone could make up all those facts that were in that article. Just too many details, that has to be true. I know Don does have a history of ending up in foolish situations, so this story sounds very believable. That kiddie pool idea sounds pretty funny, though. Let see if any of you can use your photoshop skills to add onto this thread. Go to the Cops.com site and the WNEW D&M pictures and come up with some wild scenes!!! PHOTOSHOP CONTEST TIME!!! :eek: GO NUTS! :eek:
nimr0d44	posted on 05-31-2002 @ 10:34 PM
Hanger-On Registered: Mar. 02	that was the worst thing i've EVER seen :mad: "I'd like to see someone lose all their money on a game show and throw a bagful of prostate cancer on the host." - Jim Norton

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