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Trojan, Raider alum arrested on suspicion of drug offenses

Former Los Angeles Raiders and USC quarterback Todd Marinovich is

in jail without bail after a drug arrest in Newport Beach last month,

according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s website.

Marinovich, 35, was arrested Aug. 28 on suspicion of felony

possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor resisting arrest

and possession of a syringe, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s

Department. He was on probation for a 2001 heroin possession

conviction.

He reportedly pleaded guilty Wednesday to the counts. The arrest

occurred near McFadden Avenue and 22nd Street.

Marinovich is being held at the James A. Musick Facility in

Irvine.