Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: The man who gained international attention in 1994 when he was caned in Singapore for vandalizing cars is facing drug charges in Orange County, Florida. Michael Fay, now 22, was arrested after a deputy answering a complaint about loud music at an apartment near Winter Park found Fay and two of his friends inside surrounded by a cloud of smoke. The arresting officer says Fay -- formerly from Dayton, Ohio -- handed over a bag of marijuana that also contained what was described as ``red rock opium.'' Fay was released from jail Wednesday after posting $500 bond and being charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Four years ago, President Clinton and other U.S officials protested when Fay was publicly caned in Singapore after his conviction on criminal mischief charges for spray-painting graffiti on 18 cars. A jailer gave Fay four strokes with a half-inch rattan cane, leaving him with scars on his buttocks. Clinton called the punishment excessive. Back in the U.S. soon after the caning, Fay admitted himself to a Minnesota drug rehabilitation center for sniffing butane. His family blamed the drug abuse on his trying to get over the imprisonment and humiliation he experienced in Singapore. Fay moved to the Orlando area in 1995 to take a job at Universal Studios Florida, and attends classes at Valencia Community College. -- Kathy E "I can only please one person a day, today is NOT your day, and tomorrow isn't looking too good for you either" http://members.delphi.com/kathylaw/ Law & Issues Mailing List http://pw1.netcom.com/~kathye/rodeo.html - Cowboy Histories http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/2990/law.htm Crime photo's Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
