"...A judge on Friday agreed to continue the first court appearance for Los Angeles resident Brooke Mueller, the second time her case has been postponed since she was arrested on a felony cocaine distribution charge in Aspen on Dec. 3.
Mueller’s Aspen attorney, Richard Cummins, on Jan. 17 submitted the continuation motion. The 34-year-old is in rehab and withdrawing from the program in order to attend a court hearing, which had been scheduled for Monday, “could be detrimental to her progress,” the motion says.
Mueller was arrested on the Hyman Avenue mall after police found her at a nightclub while investigating a report that Mueller punched another woman during a concert at the Belly Up Aspen.
During her arrest, police allegedly found 4 to 5 grams of cocaine on her.
Aspen chief prosecutor Arnold Mordkin has not said what led him to charge Mueller with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. But factors such as the quantity or if the defendant tells police that it wasn’t theirs but for friends can lead to such a criminal count, he said in December...."
(Aspen Daily)
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