[TV] Roanoke, VA Weatherman Nearly Dies Of Heroin Overdose
Mike Ward
something you read in the paper every day.
I used to work in the Roanoke market at a news/talk radio station, and
watched this guy every day. He seemed like pretty much a straight arrow
to me. My former employer's website reports this morning that he left
the TV station after "appearing disoriented" during a live forecast, and
that he spent the weekend in the hospital reportedly in "grave condition".
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http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/xp-52105
Lawyer: 'Lamarre was supplied heroin'
An affidavit said an unnamed victim had no pulse when paramedics arrived
at his apartment.
By Lindsey Nair
A Detroit man is being held on federal charges in connection with the
near-fatal heroin overdose of former WSLS (Channel 10) meteorologist
Marc Lamarre, a Salem defense attorney said.
Gilbert Dennis Hadden, 21, of Detroit, is charged with conspiracy to
distribute heroin and distribution of heroin, according to a federal
affidavit filed Sunday.
Salem attorney Greg Phillips, who is representing Hadden, said his
client "is a dealer who is involved in a conspiracy where Marc Lamarre
was supplied heroin."
Phillips said the overdose occurred sometime late on Feb. 2. He said he
is unsure how Lamarre took the heroin.
After days of silence, WSLS acknowledged Thursday that Lamarre is alive
despite rampant rumors to the contrary.
"Rumors of Marc's death are simply untrue," Kathy Mohn, WSLS's general
manager, said during a taped interview with anchor John Carlin. The
segment first aired on Thursday's 5 p.m. newscast.
"We here at WSLS are very saddened that Marc is no longer a member of
our weather team," she said. "We're going to miss him greatly. However,
out of respect for Marc and his family we simply will not comment about
personal matters concerning him or his family."
On Monday, news director Shane Moreland acknowledged that Lamarre, 36,
was no longer a WSLS employee. His biography was pulled from the
station's Web site without comment, and a photo of Lamarre and other
meteorologists was removed from a window of the station. He last
appeared on a newscast last week. Lamarre joined WSLS in 1998.