Queer jew has noose incident in Central Park. Having a noose in
the park is a Hate crime!!!!
This is CNN? Kinky!
CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early
yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck
that was tied to his genitals, and a *** toy in his boot, law-
enforcement sources said.
Quest, 46, was arrested at around 3:40 a.m. after a cop spotted
him and another man inside the park near 64th Street, a police
source said.
The criminal complaint against Quest said the park was closed at
the time - something Quest should have known because of all the
signs saying "Park Closed 1 a.m. to 6 a.m."
Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside
from the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a ***
toy inside of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in
his left jacket pocket.
It wasn't immediately clear what the rope was for.
The criminal complaint says the officer at the scene was able to
ID the drug because of "his prior experience as a police officer
in drug arrests, observation of packaging which is
characteristic of this type of drug, and defendant's statements
that . . . 'I've got some meth in my pocket.' "
He was charged with loitering and criminal possession of a
controlled substance. His unusual get-up didn't lead to a
lewdness charge because he wasn't exposing himself, the police
source said.
Quest's unidentified companion was given a summons for not
carrying any identification, the source said.
Quest's lawyer, Alan Abramson, had a much more innocuous version
of events.
"Mr. Quest didn't realize that the park had a curfew," Abramson
said. He was simply "returning to his hotel with friends."
At a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court, Quest agreed to
undergo six months of drug counseling in return for an
"adjournment in contemplation of dismissal," which means the
misdemeanor charges against him will be dropped and the case
sealed if he stays out of trouble and completes his drug program.
He was released with no bail after spending most of the day
behind bars.
Abramson predicted after the hearing that "the case will be
dismissed." He declined to answer questions.
Quest, known for his hollering antics and stunts on the cable
news network and its international counterpart, declined
comment, as did a CNN spokeswoman.
On his official CNN bio, the network calls him "one of the most
instantly recognizable members of the CNN team."
"He has become one of the network's highest profile presenters,"
and his "dynamic and distinctive style has made him a unique
figure in the field of business and news broadcasting," the
network's Web site says.
He was re****tedly once offered a position for the English-
language version of the controversial Al Jazeera network, but
said he turned it down because being gay and Jewish, he didn't
think it would be a good fit.
Additional re****ting by Adam Buckman
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