An actor who went from appearing in the Oscar-nominated film "The Wrestler" to leading police on a wild demolition-derby-style chase through Eastchester pleaded guilty Friday to steroid possession and assaulting federal agents.
Scott Siegel, 35, of Nautilus Place, New Rochelle, admitted guilt in U.S. District Court in White Plains to two counts of using a deadly weapon to assault officers - the truck he was driving on the night of Feb. 18 - and one count of possessing and distributing anabolic steroids.
The chase followed on the heels of Siegel's gaining a measure of celebrity from his performance in "The Wrestler". Siegel played a thickly muscled steroid dealer named Greg who supplies steroids to the lead character, played by Mickey Rourke, who was nominated for a best actor Academy Award...More?
source: lohud.com
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