According to Alternativenation.net, Bloomington Deputy Police Chief Mike Hartley has announced that authorities won’t pursue a drug charge against Wildabouts bassist Tommy Black, because it would be too difficult to prove the drugs belonged to him. Police said they found a small amount of cocaine in Scott Weiland’s bedroom and elsewhere on his tour bus on the night of his death on December 3rd.

According to toxicology results, Scott Weiland overdosed on cocaine, MDA (ecstasy) and alcohol, reports TMZ. Heart disease and asthma were also “significant” condtions, and Scott's "multi-substance dependence" were also a factor.

Weiland was found unresponsive in the back bedroom of his tour bus before a gig on December 3rd in Minnesota. He was buried in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, December 10th. Members of both of his previous bands, Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, attended the funeral service at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

 

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