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Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 | 4:25 p.m.
Peter Hernandez
Bruno Mars at Surrender in Encore.
Sun Coverage
Criminal drug possession charges were filed Friday against hip-hop performer Peter Hernandez, who performs under the name Bruno Mars, for an incident earlier this month at a bathroom in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Hernandez faces a penalty of one to four years in the Nevada Department of Corrections and may also be fined up to $5,000, according to Tess Driver, spokeswoman for the Clark County District Attorney’s office. However, Driver said, if Hernandez has no prior convictions, the court could also suspend the sentence and grant mandatory probation.
Hernandez' arraignment date is scheduled for Nov. 18 in Las Vegas Justice Court.
The performer was arrested Sept. 19 at the Hard Rock for possession of cocaine and was released the same day.
According to an arrest report, police responded about 1:50 a.m. Sept. 19 to the hotel after a bathroom attendant saw Hernandez “taking a really long time” in a bathroom stall, possibly using drugs. The attendant informed hotel security, who found Hernandez and asked him to hand over whatever narcotics he had on him.
Security placed Hernandez in a holding cell after he gave up 2.6 grams of a “white powdery substance” believed to be cocaine, police said. When Metro arrived at the scene, Hernandez admitted he did “a foolish thing” and said he had never used drugs before.
The crooner's "Just the Way You Are" is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Bruno, ah Peter, stand proud son.
It's common knowledge that drugs and clubs go hand-in-hand here. This guy must have pissed off the wrong person.
Yep - he looks wired...
hop head / coke head -
who you kidding.
to all coke freaks- you are not
hiding anything- Spot you a mile away.
On a day the Schwarzenegger decriminalize marijuana, another celebrity busted.
Metro is wrecking the Vegas economy. They think that people will come from California, British Columbia, Netherlands, etc. were drugs aren't a big deal. Prostitution is legal or winked at many places, Japan, Europe, etc. Our prudishness will drive off visitors. Nevada survived the depression by vices: gambling, 24/7 booze, boxing, quickie divorce, and marriage.
Why should a Californian retire to Vegas? Maybe they need medical marijuana. Just stay in California, gamble at the Native American Casino, smoke your pot, and deal with relatively mellow suburban California COPS, instead of Metro gun wielders.
Next thing you know Metro will want more taxes for cops. The 50 somethings don't have the money to sustain the Vegas economy. They are tapped out. The Asians can stay in Macao or Singapore.
@mred: Yes, there will be a price to pay for "cleaning up" Las Vegas.
For future reference, how long is a person allowed to use a stall before it becomes suspicious enough to lead to an arrest?
Might not want to flush your alibi.
I'm sure he could get the Paris Hilton deal if more people knew who he was.
Comment removed by moderator. Name-calling.
leave the tourists in the toilets alone
@mred - please leave the thinking to smart people. Thanks.
I guess the billionare dream isn't working out so good for Bruno.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aRor905cCw
Legalize and tax all drugs, let people be responsible for their own actions. If you overdose, too bad. If you hurt or kill someone while under the influence, you suffer the same fate.
They would never have discovered him in that stall if he wans't tapping his foot (shades of Larry Craig).
Jeff(sunnysideup)--"legalize and tax all drugs"
I agree. People should be allowed to do whatever they want to do with the stipulation that if what they do causes harm they be held accountable.
Who?
"Hernandez admitted he did "a foolish thing" and said he had never used drugs before."
Yeah, right.....
I really have to laugh - the attendant reported him to security because he was in the stall a long time? WTF! Since when do attendants 'time' how long a patron is in a stall? Ever hear of constipation? Moral of story : If you're constipated DO NOT try to take a dump at the Hard Rock as it could lead to you're being detained by security .... give me a break!