Bode Miller Says Arrest Was Over Friend's Cannabis. Cops Say Skiing Great Had Psychedelic Mushrooms

U.S. alpine skiing awesome Bode Miller is facing 2 misdemeanor supplier charges pursuing his apprehension successful Idaho earlier this month.

The existent supplier progressive and who possessed it isn’t clear, pinch Miller and nan arresting serviceman providing different accounts of those specifications from nan June 6 apprehension successful Fremont County.

The six-time Olympic medalist has implied he was arrested because, unbeknownst to him, his friend was carrying cannabis and a tube while riding successful a car Miller was driving. While ineligible successful respective states for recreation aliases aesculapian use, cannabis remains forbidden successful Idaho.

“I was pulled complete for accelerating while passing different conveyance connected a road successful Idaho,” Miller, 48, said successful a connection posted Tuesday on Instagram. “My friend, who was walking pinch me, had a mini magnitude of cannabis and a cannabis tube successful his possession which I was unaware of. We afloat cooperated pinch nan officer.”

Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Hurt wrote successful a probable origin connection that he recovered Miller pinch a achromatic dispensary container containing 4.1 grams of psilocybin mushrooms (a.k.a. magic mushrooms aliases shrooms).

While forbidden nether national law, psilocybin has been decriminalized successful Colorado and Oregon for treatments, pinch immoderate wellness advocates saying it tin thief easiness anxiety, slump and post-traumatic accent disorder.

On June 12, Miller pleaded not blameworthy to possession of a controlled constituent and possession of supplier paraphernalia. Each complaint carries a maximum condemnation of 1 twelvemonth successful jail. A pretrial proceeding is scheduled for July 29.

“I americium hopeful nan misdemeanor charges will beryllium dropped erstwhile nan facts are reviewed,” Miller said successful his Instagram statement.

A five-time Olympic participant, Miller has won much medals than immoderate different U.S. skier, including golden successful nan ace mixed astatine nan 2010 Vancouver Games. He was nan wide World Cup champion successful 2005 and 2008 and won six World Cup subject titles (three successful combined, 2 successful super-G, 1 successful elephantine slalom).

The Associated Press contributed to this report.