Report: Lincecum has agreement on pot charge
Seattle (AP)

Report says Lincecum has agreement on pot charge
Seattle — San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum reportedly has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor Marijuana charge. The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash., reported Friday that Clark County prosecutors have reached a deal with a lawyer for the 2008 Cy Young Award winner that would result in a $250 fine for possessing a Marijuana pipe. Grant Hansen, a Clark County deputy prosecutor, told the newspaper his office is willing to dismiss...

Lincecum Cited For Marijuana Possession
Seattle, Wash. -- San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor Marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state. Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said Thursday that the 2008 Cy Young Award winner and former University of Washington star was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 in the town of Hazel Dell, about four miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct. 30. An officer approached Lincecum's 2006 Mercedes and smelled Marijuana as the pitcher...

Pitcher Tim Lincecum Cited for Drug Possession
Tagged with Tim Lincecum On October 30, San Francisco Giants ace and Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum was cited for possession of Marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The citation was issued during a routine traffic stop for speeding in Washington. Lincecum was released at the scene when it was determined that he was not impaired but was ordered to appear in court for arraignment on November 23. Instead, on November 7, the prosecutor in the case recommended the charges be dropped and Lincecum...

Report: Lincecum has agreement on pot charge
Seattle — San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor Marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday. The Vancouver, Wash., newspaper said Clark County prosecutors have reached a deal with a lawyer for the 2008 Cy Young Award winner that would result in a $250 fine for possessing a Marijuana pipe. Grant Hansen, a Clark County deputy prosecutor, told the newspaper his office is willing to...

Report says Lincecum has agreement on pot charge
Vancouver, Wash. (AP) — A newspaper says San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor Marijuana charge . The charge stemmed from an Oct. 30 traffic stop in which a Washington State Patrol trooper said the 2008 Cy Young Award winner was doing 74 mph in a 60 mph zone on Interstate 5, a few miles north of Vancouver, Wash.

San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum facing marijuana charges
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum faces misdemeanor charges for Marijuana possession after he turned over a small amount of the substance during a traffic stop near the Washington-Oregon border on Oct. 30, Washington State police said. The 2008 Cy Young Award winner also was cited for driving his 2006 Mercedes 74 mph along a 60 mph stretch of Interstate 5 near Hazel Dell, Wash., police said. After an officer detected the smell of Marijuana, the two-time All-Star complied with a request to turn over...

Prosecutor recommends drug charges be dropped against San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum
A prosecutor recommended that two misdemeanor drug charges be dropped against Giants ace Tim Lincecum, who was cited Oct. 30 for Marijuana possession while speeding on Interstate 5 roughly four miles north of the Washington-Oregon border. Lincecum would pay a $250 fine for possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A infraction in Washington, if his plea deal is accepted by a judge Monday. The 2008 Cy Young Award winner received no preferential treatment, said Grant Hansen, the deputy prosecuting...

San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum facing marijuana charges
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum faces misdemeanor charges for Marijuana possession after he turned over a small amount of the substance during a traffic stop near the Washington-Oregon border on Oct. 30, Washington State police said. The 2008 Cy Young Award winner also was cited for driving his 2006 Mercedes 74 mph along a 60 mph stretch of Interstate 5 near Hazel Dell, Wash., police said. After an officer detected the smell of Marijuana, the two-time All-Star complied with a request to turn over...

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Say What? Our Long, National Nightmare About A Major League Pitcher's Weed Possession Charge Is Already Over? [Mlb]
The attorney for Tim Lincecum has negotiated a settlement with prosecutors to settle the pitcher's Marijuana misdemeanor charge by having Lincecum pay a $250 fine for possession of a pipe. The possession of Marijuana charge will be dropped. Come again? The agreement, which still must be approved by a judge, will basically wipe out any charge involving the 3.3 grams of weed Lincecum had on his person when he was pulled over in his Mercedes for going 74 mph in a 60 mph zone on October 30th in...

Yankees Hot, Tim Lincecum Not! San Francisco Giants Pitcher Busted for Pot: PHOTO
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Photo: Tim Lincecum. Seattle (CBS/AP) It's probably not the kind of "whiff" San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum wants to be known for. Lincecum, a 2008 Cy Young Award winner, is facing misdemeanor Marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state. Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said Thursday that Lincecum, a former University of Washington star, was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 in the town of Hazel Dell, about four miles north...

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Report: Drug charge for Tim Lincecum
Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum faces misdemeanor charges of Marijuana possession and use of drug paraphernalia, authorities said. Lincecum -- a right-hander who won the Cy Young Award in 2008 -- was charged Oct. 30 after a Washington State Patrol trooper pulled him over for speeding on Interstate 5 near the Oregon border, The (Clark County, Wash.) Columbian reported. Police said Lincecum, 25, driving a 2006 Mercedes-Benz, was traveling 74 mph in a 60...

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Giants' Lincecum cited for marijuana possession
Seattle (AP) — San Francisco Giants star pitcher Tim Lincecum  (FSY) is facing misdemeanor Marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state. Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said Thursday that the 2008 Cy Young Award winner and former star at the University of Washington was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 in the town of Hazel Dell, about four miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct. 30.

Giants' Lincecum facing misdemeanor marijuana charges
Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said yesterday that the 2008 Cy Young Award winner and former University of Washington star was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 in the town of Hazel Dell, about 4 miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct. 30. An officer approached Lincecum's 2006 Mercedes and smelled Marijuana as the pitcher rolled down his window. Schatzel said Lincecum immediately complied with a request to hand over the drug and a Marijuana pipe from the car's center...

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