Jake Friend gets bond in drug case

[gUt]

Great news, especially for Carney

It just goes to show that some police need to concentrate on the real crimes going on in the world!!

Like drug use and predatory sexual behavior amongst AFL players.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Friend, Carney didn't take Valium

Didn't take Valium...blood tests have cleared Roosters pair Jake Friend (left) and Todd Carney of taking the drug but Friend is facing charges for possession. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: The Daily Telegraph



BLOOD tests have cleared Roosters duo Todd Carney and Jake Friend of taking Valium following their clash against the Sharks.

Friend is facing charges for possessing the drug without a script after being searched by police at Coogee on Saturday night.
Carney was seen taking a tablet but the test results yesterday confirmed the pill was nothing but a painkiller given to him by club doctor John Orchard.
Sport Confidential has been told the high-profile duo requested the blood tests to prove they had not taken Valium, a drug used to treat anxiety.
The Roosters are hopeful the charges against Friend will be dropped as soon as Monday.
Carney has been on a booze ban since the start of the year and is deeply disappointed to have been drawn into the drama.


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...idnt-take-valium/story-e6frexnr-1225877694378

Does that clear them though...I mean really

 

[gronkathon]

Can we get a look at the rest of their bloodwork?

 

[Danish]

Well what exactly has carney done wrong then??

Stood close to someone who had Valium in his pocket??

 

[BIKER_DRAGON]

 

[El Diablo]

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/jake-friend-gets-bond-in-drug-case-20101102-17bh1.html

Jake Friend gets bond in drug case
November 2, 2010 - 2:09PM

AAP

Sydney Roosters NRL player Jake Friend has escaped a conviction for possessing a restricted drug, but has been put on a good behaviour bond for two years.

Friend pleaded guilty to the charge of possessing three diazepam Valium tablets and seven diazepam Antenex tablets.

He was found in possession of the tranquilliser drugs on June 5 this year by police at Coogee in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

In Waverley Local Court on Tuesday, Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge noted that his young fans would be reading about the case in the media.

A lot of people believed in him and he could not let them down, she said.

"You need to be the best role model you possibly can," Ms Milledge said.

Earlier, the magistrate had admitted to defence lawyer Stephen Alexander that she had not heard of Friend.

"Should I know who he is?" she asked.

Mr Alexander pleaded on Friend's behalf that he had references, including one from Stephen Noyce, CEO of the Sydney Roosters.

In the reference, Mr Noyce said Friend showed a lot of promise as a player.

Mr Alexander also said Friend had done rehab through the club and had had counselling.

Friend had also worked as a pot washer for $12 an hour when the club suspended him after a drink-driving conviction.

The club has since reinstated his contract due to his rehabilitation and good behaviour.

Ms Milledge put Friend on a good behaviour bond for two years.

"You and I are joined at the hip for the next two years, and I don't want to see you again," she said.

 

[butchmcdick]

Rooster Jake Friend caught with nursing home patient's Valium pills

• <LI class="byline first ">By Yoni Bashan and staff writers <LI class="source ">From: The Sunday Telegraph
• November 07, 2010 12:00AM

NRL players Jake Friend, left, and Todd Carney. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: The Sunday Telegraph

• Rooster had elderly woman's Valium tablets
• Family has "no association with player or team"
• Concerns her identity was used to obtain pills

ROOSTERS hooker Jake Friend was carrying Valium tablets prescribed to an infirm 89-year-old female nursing home patient when he was arrested late at night outside McDonald's in Coogee after a game in June.

The Sunday Telegraph uncovered the woman's identity after Friend pleaded guilty to charges in Waverley Local Court on Melbourne Cup Day.
The woman, Francesca Lucantonio, 89, is in a high-care nursing facility in Sydney, receiving treatment for several degenerative illnesses. Her family told The Sunday Telegraph she had no association with Friend or the Sydney Roosters.
They said their mother was "mentally and physically incapable" of looking after herself.
They are demanding answers as to how the first-grade footballer obtained Valium tablets with a prescription in their mother's name.
"We, the family, are as puzzled as you are as to how these pills got into this guy's hands," Francesca Lucantonio's son John told The Sunday Telegraph.
The family was deeply concerned their mother's details were used to falsely obtain medication.
NRL CEO David Gallop said the Roosters owed an explanation to the family.
"There is only so far we can go in pursuing what have been police issues but certainly it would be good for the club or the player to address the family's concerns," Mr Gallop said.
Friend was arrested in June after police saw him in Coogee passing an "object" to fellow player Todd Carney, who placed it "in his mouth", the court heard. Carney was later freed without charge.
Mr Gallop said at the time of his arrest Friend had a valid prescription for Valium in his own name. No officials have explained why Friend was carrying Valium tablets prescribed to a woman he had never met.
Friend and Carney told police they believed some of the tablets they had were Tramadol painkillers given to them legitimately.



Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/roo...ls/story-e6frfkwi-1225948958629#ixzz14YvMxNye

 

[wittyfan]

The plot thickens.....

 

[Patorick]

It's not his go...

 

[adamkungl]

lol....they're dragging this up weeks after the court case ended? Boooooooooooring

 

[El Diablo]

lol....they're dragging this up weeks after the court case ended? Boooooooooooring

about 5 days after

not weeks

still doesn't deserve to be the lead story on news.com.au all day

if there was a problem i'm sure the courts would have dealt with it

 

[adamkungl]

about 5 days after

not weeks

still doesn't deserve to be the lead story on news.com.au all day

if there was a problem i'm sure the courts would have dealt with it

whatever...it was such a non issue, i didnt bother caring about when it was :sarcasm: