Paris Hilton-Bruno Mars prosecutor arrested on cocaine charges
(CBS/AP) LAS VEGAS -- David Schubert, the Las Vegas District Attorney who prosecuted singer Bruno Mars and socialite Paris Hilton on their drug charges in 2010, was arrested himself over the weekend on charges of possession of cocaine.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Schubert, 47, was arrested Saturday in a neighborhood east of the Las Vegas strip after he was allegedly seen by police buying cocaine from a street dealer.
Schubert was freed Monday from the Clark County jail pending a court appearance, according to police records.
Schubert's charge is the same as that which Hiltonand Marswere booked for after their arrests about six months ago. Both stars later agreed to plea deals.
District Attorney David Roger tells the Review-Journal that Schubert, who is also a member of a federal drug task force, has been suspended, and investigators are looking into whether he might have compromised cases he handled.
"It's disheartening to know the individual who I assigned to prosecute high-level drug cases is allegedly using rock cocaine," Roger said, adding, "his future is bleak with the district attorney's office."
