Fiona Apple arrested on drug charge in Texas
Grammy-winning singer Fiona Apple spent the night in a Texas jail after being arrested late Wednesday on a felony drug possession charge at a border patrol checkpoint where her tour bus was searched, local officials said.
Apple, 35, was taken into custody in Sierra Blanca, the same small west Texas town where authorities previously nabbed singer Willie Nelson, rapper Snoop Dogg and "The Social Network" actor Armie Hammer on drug charges.
The singer-songwriter had 4 grams of hashish, a form of cannabis, in her possession, said Rusty Fleming, spokesman for the sheriff in Hudspeth County, of which Sierra Blanca is the county seat.
Fleming said there were seven other people on the bus, but Apple admitted the drugs were hers and everybody else was allowed to drive on. She was respectful and calm, though became concerned when she learned she would have to stay in jail overnight, he said.
She was released after posting bail on Thursday, and her jail stay passed "without incident," Fleming said.
Asked why so many celebrities have been arrested in the town on Interstate 10, County Judge Becky Dean-Walker said, "because they come through here with stuff they shouldn't have".
The Interstate 10 highway runs coast-to-coast across the United States between California and Florida.
Apple, who won a Grammy for the single "Criminal" off her 1996 debut album "Tidal," was due to perform in Austin on Thursday night but the venue's website said the show was postponed.
A spokeswoman for Apple declined to comment.
Fiona Apple Arrested For Drug Possession In Texas
Fiona Apple was arrested at a border stop in Sierra Blanca, Texas on Wednesday, after authorities claim they found hashish on the singer's tour bus, reports TMZ.
According to the website, when Apple's bus was stopped for inspection officers uncovered the hashish, which is a concentrated form of cannabis. The "Criminal" singer was arrested for possession and is currently being held at Hudspeth County Jail.
The website also reports, that the same border stop has been a particular thorn in the side of many celebrities, including Willie, Nelson, Snoop Dogg and Armie Hammer, who have all been arrested for drug possession in the past.
Apple has never been arrested before, but is perhaps best remembered for heracceptance speech at the 1997 MTV Video Music Award, where she said:
"This world is bullshit, and you shouldn't model your life on what we think is cool, and what we're wearing and what we're saying."
UPDATE: In a statement, the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office said that during routine check of U.S. citizenship a drug sniffing dog detected the presence of controlled substances inside the tour bus. When officers inspected the vehicle, the dog was able to find glass container with .01 pounds of marijuana, and small plastic container holding .01 pounds of hashish.
The singer "freely admitted" that the drugs belonged to her and she was placed under arrest by U.S. Border Patrol agents and transported to Hudspeth County jail. On Sept. 20 the singer was released after posting a $10,000 bond.
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