High-profile Las Vegas drug prosecutor who took on Bruno Mars and Paris Hilton is arrested - for buying crack cocaine
By Daily Mail Reporter
March 21, 2011
By Daily Mail Reporter
March 21, 2011
Accused: High-profile drugs prosecutor David Schubert has been arrested for allegedly buying crack cocaine
The prosecutor who leads some of Las Vegas's most high-profile drugs cases has been arrested - for allegedly buying crack cocaine.
David Charles Schubert, 47, prosecuted Paris Hilton after her arrest on cocaine charges last year, and most recently took on singer Bruno Mars for possession of the same drug.
Now he faces a criminal investigation after police allegedly caught him buying crack cocaine through a street dealer - who claimed Schubert buys $40 of cocaine three or four times a week.
A patrol officer stopped the deputy district attorney's BMW in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon when he spotted what he thought was a drugs transaction.
According to an arrest report seen by TMZ, the officer watched Schubert pick up a black man from an apartment block, then drive to another address where he dropped him off.
Schubert drove round for several minutes and then picked up the man again, police claim. The officer pulled the car over, but the suspected dealer jumped out and fled.
Police gave chase and took him into custody. According to the arrest report, the man, named as Raymond Streeter, told officers he knew Schubert as 'Joe'.
'Joe' had called him three or four times a week for the last six to seven months, Streeter claimed, given him $40 and driven him to an address to buy cocaine, the report alleges.
Schubert was taken into custody and booked on cocaine possession charges. His two Las Vegas homes were searched and police took a blood sample, the Review-Journal reports.
David Charles Schubert, 47, prosecuted Paris Hilton after her arrest on cocaine charges last year, and most recently took on singer Bruno Mars for possession of the same drug.
Now he faces a criminal investigation after police allegedly caught him buying crack cocaine through a street dealer - who claimed Schubert buys $40 of cocaine three or four times a week.
A patrol officer stopped the deputy district attorney's BMW in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon when he spotted what he thought was a drugs transaction.
According to an arrest report seen by TMZ, the officer watched Schubert pick up a black man from an apartment block, then drive to another address where he dropped him off.
Schubert drove round for several minutes and then picked up the man again, police claim. The officer pulled the car over, but the suspected dealer jumped out and fled.
Police gave chase and took him into custody. According to the arrest report, the man, named as Raymond Streeter, told officers he knew Schubert as 'Joe'.
'Joe' had called him three or four times a week for the last six to seven months, Streeter claimed, given him $40 and driven him to an address to buy cocaine, the report alleges.
Schubert was taken into custody and booked on cocaine possession charges. His two Las Vegas homes were searched and police took a blood sample, the Review-Journal reports.
High-profile: Schubert, left, brought a drugs case case against singer Bruno Mars last year, centre. Mars pleaded guilty to possessing cocaineMr Roger told 8 News Now: 'I just can't wrap my head around the idea that a prosecutor who knows the dangers of drugs would try crack cocaine.'
He has suspended Schubert - who earned $119,000 in 2009 - from his post, and has already started the process to fire him.
Schubert's badge has been seized and his computer secured.
According to the Review-Journal, investigators are also looking into whether he may have compromised any previous cases.
The prosecutor has worked for Clark County district attorney's office since 2002. He leads a state drugs task force and has been assigned some of its most high-profile cases.
Celebrity cases: Deputy district attorney David Schubert is seen here, right, with Paris Hilton, who he prosecuted on cocaine charges last year
Mr Roger told the newspaper: 'It's disheartening to know the individual who I assigned to prosecute high-level drug cases is allegedly using rock cocaine.
'His future is bleak with the district attorney's office.'
In February Schubert prosecuted the case against singer Bruno Mars - real name Peter Hernandez - who admitted to possessing cocaine in a plea deal. He was sentenced to a year of informal probation.
And last year he prosecuted Paris Hilton, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanour charges after police found 0.8grams of cocaine in her handbag.
Lawyer David Chesnoff, who represented both celebrities, told the Review-Journal he wouldn't speak badly of Schubert.
He said: 'I'm a big believer in the Constitution. I believe everyone is innocent until proven guilty. And I always root for the underdog.
'I will say this: David's always been a real professional and always treated me with respect, so I wish him the best.'
Schubert also prosecuted the case of Steven Zegrean, who was convicted for shooting four people at the New York-New York casino in 2007.
His case has been assigned to the attorney general. If found guilty, he could face up to four years in a Nevada jail.
Mr Roger told the newspaper: 'It's disheartening to know the individual who I assigned to prosecute high-level drug cases is allegedly using rock cocaine.
'His future is bleak with the district attorney's office.'
In February Schubert prosecuted the case against singer Bruno Mars - real name Peter Hernandez - who admitted to possessing cocaine in a plea deal. He was sentenced to a year of informal probation.
And last year he prosecuted Paris Hilton, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanour charges after police found 0.8grams of cocaine in her handbag.
Lawyer David Chesnoff, who represented both celebrities, told the Review-Journal he wouldn't speak badly of Schubert.
He said: 'I'm a big believer in the Constitution. I believe everyone is innocent until proven guilty. And I always root for the underdog.
'I will say this: David's always been a real professional and always treated me with respect, so I wish him the best.'
Schubert also prosecuted the case of Steven Zegrean, who was convicted for shooting four people at the New York-New York casino in 2007.
His case has been assigned to the attorney general. If found guilty, he could face up to four years in a Nevada jail.
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