Phelps will not be charged
Published:Monday | February 16, 2009 | 6:16 PM
A South Corolina sheriff said he would not charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medallist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he could not ignore the photo but defended his investigation.
The photo showed Phelps smoking from a marijuana pipe at a party in November when he visited the University of South Carolina.
USA Swimming suspended Phelps for three months in the wake of the photo.
Phelps won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in August.