Busted

The LA Sheriff’s Department arrested former teen idol Leif Garrett at a downtown Metrolink station midday on Monday for possessing a controlled substance.

Garrett, 48, who was reportedly taken into custody and put behind bars was expecting his release on Wednesday morning. His next court date is set for Feb. 24.

Garrett’s has a long history of doing drugs that dates back to the ’90s. He entered a California treatment facility for violating his probation after a 2004 arrest.

Besides releasing 10 music albums in his heyday of the 1970s and ’80s, Garrett has appeared in numerous TV shows and some three-dozen films.

Garrett was arrested earlier on the Metro Red Line back in 2006, when he was caught for allegedly riding without a ticket. Heroin and Quaaludes were also found in his possession. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail for the incident.

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