Thonotosassa, Florida – from www.foxnews.com – A former professional wrestler is being held in jail on drug and burglary charges.
A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s arrest report says 55-year-old Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart was arrested Sunday for possession and trafficking in a controlled substance and burglary. Jail records show no bond had been set by Monday. It was not immediately known if he has an attorney.
The arrest report says Neidhart was at a gas station yelling and causing a disturbance. He was seen “ingesting multiple pills” and Oxycontin pills and methadone prescribed to someone else was also found in his possession.
The sheriff’s office says the person whose name was on the prescription pills had reported her home was burglarized and her medication stolen. Neidhart is believed to be a friend of the woman.
from www.tbo.com – Professional wrestler Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart has been arrested for possession and trafficking in a controlled substance and burglary, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s arrest report.
Neidhart, 55, of Wesley Chapel, was a wrestler and tag team champion with the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a wrestling partner of Bret Hart.
Just before 3 p.m. Sunday, Neidhart was pumping gas at the A.J. Food Market, 9806 Tom Folsom Road, Thonotosassa, when he began yelling and causing a disturbance, the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s arrest report said he was seen opening pill bottles located in the trunk of his silver Pontiac Sunfire.
When deputies arrived at the scene, he was agitated and aggressive. He was observed “ingesting multiple pills that he dropped on the ground while inside the trunk of his vehicle,” the sheriff’s office arrest report states.
He was found in possession of 55.6 grams of Oxycontin and 17.4 grams of methadone. The prescription pills were in three bottles with the name Mary Cutillo written on the bottles, the sheriff’s office said.
Cutillo had reported her Hillsborough County home had been burglarized and that her medication had been stolen, the sheriff’s office said.
Neidhart, who is a friend of Cutillo, allegedly went to her home and pried open the rear door of the home. He then stole her prescription pills, which are valued at more than $300, the sheriff’s office said.
Neidhart has been charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of trafficking in illegal drugs, one count of burglary and one count of grant theft, according to an arrest report.
Neidhart is being held at Orient Road Jail and with no bail set.