Report: Charge against Gillies dropped
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Report: Charge against Gillies dropped
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
According to a story in his hometown newspaper, authorities in Florida have dropped the cocaine possession charge against Phillies prospect Tyson Gillies.
Gillies faced the charge after hs arrest on Aug. 20 for an incident that occurred on June 11 in Clearwater, where he had been rehabbing a hamstring injury that plagued him throughout the season.
Kevin Hayslett, a high-profile Tampa attorney who represents Gillies, told the Kamloops (British Columbia) Daily News that the state attorney's office has decided not to proceed with the case.
A Phillies spokesman would not confirm the report that the charge has been dropped, saying the organization was not in a position to comment yet.
"I'm very glad that this ordeal is over," Gillies told the newspaper. "But I'm still very upset that it happened to me and that my character, which I've worked so hard to build, can even be questioned."
The incident in question occurred on June 11, when a police officer saw Gillies waving his shirt at traffic and offered to give him a ride back to his hotel. After Gillies exited the police car, the officer found a small bag of white powder on the floor of the car that was later determined to be cocaine.
Gillies told the Kamloops Daily News that he was drug tested five hours after the incident and that the test came back negative.
This is great news for the Phils. We will probably never know what really happened, but he sure reacted like someone who was falsely accused.— Jonesman- sounds like your basic "plant"— bigsteve
- who did the bag of cocaine belong to? why was it found in his car? There are still unresolved questions that may be troubling— ericyshel
- @ericyshel. it wasn't found in Gillies' car, it was found in the police car. Could have been there from a previous perp or it could have been the cops.— rmpchf
- I think Murph lost his baggie when he was getting a police lift to the ball park.— rockinrob
- As the facts come out, it's obvious that any case against Gillies would not hold water in court and that either the cop was trying to pad his stats or that a previous visitor to the vehicle managed to drop some evidence.— JSaq
- awesome. that would be a really terrible situation to be in. from being a recipient of a good deed to being in jail.
- The cop's a Mutts fan.— jimyd0315
- I know this kid, he's a great guy. I said something was fishy when the news broke and with the charges judt dropped, it sounds even fishier.....— Mark1npt
- Cops really do stuff like this, planting drugs n things on or near where a person was at. If I hadnt gone thru it myself I may not believe it but trust me people, it's true.— youpeoplehaveissues
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- sounds like he was guilty of DWB...driving while black!— PHILLYMARK
- He was lucky----hope he sees the light now.— Romus
- Ty Gillies stands 6'2", 213 lbs and can fly----but why spend the winter in West Canada working with a running trainer---were he can do the same in Clearwater and get some ABs in with minor league pitchers!— Romus
