Josh Bridgman arrested

[ivandragovich]

Seems like Instagram/youtube popular IFBB pro Josh Bridgman was arrested in Texas following a traffic stop. When going through his post he is very subtle with his one remark suggesting it was due to steroids. He proceeds on saying he spent 30hours in Texas jail. Wonder if anyone has any information or scoop on this. Rare to hear about stuff like this these days. I attached the post and comments below.

 

[Ryu82]

Josh will probably throw more info out once the case is settled. Until then, "anything you say or do"...you know the rest.

 

[lamehack]

this feels like a very basic mistake. who drives around with any roids. did he need to juice at the gym or something

 

[Liter O' Test]

this feels like a very basic mistake. who drives around with any roids. did he need to juice at the gym or something

yes but if youre a regular guy you arent expecting to be detained on your day and have your car searched from top to bottom because you rolled a stop sign or something

land of the free

 

[BuildABro]

All sorts of rumor circulating about this on FB body building and PE groups I frequent. While steroids are a schedule 3 controlled substance and obviously illegal, actual arrests for possession are pretty rare. This is likely because most of us don’t engage in the types of behavior which is common among other users of controlled substances. A heroin or meth user for example, is much more likely to find themselves in run ins with the cops than a body builder or powerlifter taking Tren. Not to mention most of us don’t travel with our stash either.

If Josh got popped for possession it’s unlikely to be the end of the world. They will confiscate his shit. He will then get a lawyer and get his case plead out. Slap on the wrist. Probation, pay a fine, maybe some time to state intervention class. It will suck for sure, but he will be fine.

 

[narta]

who drives around with any roids.

Dealers

 

[malfeasance]

this feels like a very basic mistake. who drives around with any roids.

Driving home from the PO Box to the house.

Sharing some with a friend.

There could be all kinds of reasons.

All sorts of rumor circulating about this on FB body building and PE groups I frequent. While steroids are a schedule 3 controlled substance and obviously illegal, actual arrests for possession are pretty rare. This is likely because most of us don’t engage in the types of behavior which is common among other users of controlled substances. A heroin or meth user for example, is much more likely to find themselves in run ins with the cops than a body builder or powerlifter taking Tren. Not to mention most of us don’t travel with our stash either.

If Josh got popped for possession it’s unlikely to be the end of the world. They will confiscate his shit. He will then get a lawyer and get his case plead out. Slap on the wrist. Probation, pay a fine, maybe some time to state intervention class. It will suck for sure, but he will be fine.

Rare, yes, but not so rare that folks should not be careful.

You only know about this because he posted about it on social media and has a large following. This happens more often to nobodies with no social media following who do not come here and post about it so you never know. If they are not in a small town, then the newspaper does not publish anything, either.

Cops or firemen and a big investigation into personal use by public servants can result in a newspaper story, but other than these examples, you just are not going to know about it.

I remember a story in my local paper (small town) about a kid getting busted for one vial of testosterone found at a traffic stop. That kid is not dealing with just one vial. No idea why it was in his car, but that is a felony charge here, and off to jail he went until he could see a judge on Monday morning and hopefully arrange a bond amount.

If I were in a bigger town, I would never have even heard of such an arrest, but I have police officer friends who have made many such arrests (and feel good about saving the arrestees from such dangerous substances, no joke).

 

[BuildABro]

Driving home from the PO Box to the house.

Sharing some with a friend.

There could be all kinds of reasons.




Rare, yes, but not so rare that folks should not be careful.

You only know about this because he posted about it on social media and has a large following. This happens more often to nobodies with no social media following who do not come here and post about it so you never know. If they are not in a small town, then the newspaper does not publish anything, either.

Cops or firemen and a big investigation into personal use by public servants can result in a newspaper story, but other than these examples, you just are not going to know about it.

I remember a story in my local paper (small town) about a kid getting busted for one vial of testosterone found at a traffic stop. That kid is not dealing with just one vial. No idea why it was in his car, but that is a felony charge here, and off to jail he went until he could see a judge on Monday morning and hopefully arrange a bond amount.

If I were in a bigger town, I would never have even heard of such an arrest, but I have police officer friends who have made many such arrests (and feel good about saving the arrestees from such dangerous substances, no joke).

I guess from a law enforcement perspective, steroid users are probably just not perceived as the same type of a threat as other illicit substance users. None of us are likely to be robbing a liquor store or breaking into cars to feed our habit. Most of us are probably normal law abiding citizens for the most part, who are unlikely to have many run ins with the police. I have not had even so much as a traffic stop in several years now.

About the only hard data I could find by cursory search turns up this article with law enforcement references Steroid Arrests Statistics - The Top Steroid Busts Of 2024

So this is federal we are talking about in the article, but still a whopping 184 arrests in 5 years in the entire US.

This is not to say people should not be careful and exercise appropriate discretion, but it's pretty clear that the Feds have far bigger concerns on their minds than me and my gains.

 

[malfeasance]

I guess from a law enforcement perspective, steroid users are probably just not perceived as the same type of a threat as other illicit substance users. None of us are likely to be robbing a liquor store or breaking into cars to feed our habit. Most of us are probably normal law abiding citizens for the most part, who are unlikely to have many run ins with the police. I have not had even so much as a traffic stop in several years now.

About the only hard data I could find by cursory search turns up this article with law enforcement references Steroid Arrests Statistics - The Top Steroid Busts Of 2024

So this is federal we are talking about in the article, but still a whopping 184 arrests in 5 years in the entire US.

This is not to say people should not be careful and exercise appropriate discretion, but it's pretty clear that the Feds have far bigger concerns on their minds than me and my gains.

Money laundering? That link looks like it is about dealers. Feds do not normally prosecute personal possession charges. They will, however, hand the evidence over to the local drug task force to be prosecuted by your local DA, especially if possession is a felony in your state.

 

[gettingbig]

All sorts of rumor circulating about this on FB body building and PE groups I frequent. While steroids are a schedule 3 controlled substance and obviously illegal, actual arrests for possession are pretty rare. This is likely because most of us don’t engage in the types of behavior which is common among other users of controlled substances. A heroin or meth user for example, is much more likely to find themselves in run ins with the cops than a body builder or powerlifter taking Tren. Not to mention most of us don’t travel with our stash either.

If Josh got popped for possession it’s unlikely to be the end of the world. They will confiscate his shit. He will then get a lawyer and get his case plead out. Slap on the wrist. Probation, pay a fine, maybe some time to state intervention class. It will suck for sure, but he will be fine.

It might be a little more rough for him being that he's not an American citizen?

 

[Liter O' Test]

It might be a little more rough for him being that he's not an American citizen?

more lenient , they dont want to deal with the bureaucracy and logistics of punishing foreigners

 

[AlexDavis43]

Cop sees a syringe in some rando's car and panics. The story writes itself.

 

[jankoch]

Dealers

Also bodybuilder amounts of steroid cycle for 3-4 months might probably involve enermous amount of shit. He might just carried that.
I dont know how it goes there but in my country you have pretty ridicolously low limits to find yourself in the dealing territory. A hefty cycle might bring you there

 

[Liter O' Test]

Cop sees a syringe in some rando's car and panics. The story writes itself.

I've had this happen, it didn't even have a needle on it, so just an large 3ml I.M barrel that I was using to measure something,

They see anything needle related, they think hard drugs, even though junkies dont use I.M syringes lol.
Sometimes we forget how "scary" needles are to regular people

 

[BuildABro]

Money laundering? That link looks like it is about dealers. Feds do not normally prosecute personal possession charges. They will, however, hand the evidence over to the local drug task force to be prosecuted by your local DA, especially if possession is a felony in your state.

Yeah, unfortunately I could not find any more localized statistics. I did attempt to take a deeper dive into my own state as this discussion got me curious, but there does not appear to much on our books specific to steroids other than they are illegal.

 

[Here2Learn]

I've had this happen, it didn't even have a needle on it, so just an large 3ml I.M barrel that I was using to measure something,

They see anything needle related, they think hard drugs, even though junkies dont use I.M syringes lol.
Sometimes we forget how "scary" needles are to regular people

The amount of syringes and needles I’ve carried in our pickups is insane if I think about it. Giving injections to cattle and horses and never even think about just throwing them in the cup holder. Could have caused all kinds of drama, kind of like my hay knife in my jacket pocket I sent through a tsa scanner. Lol

 

[malfeasance]

Why is steroid use rising among male bodybuilders?

More bodybuilders are taking drugs knowing the damage they can do to their bodies, an academic says.

www.bbc.com

None of this has dissuaded professional bodybuilder Josh Bridgman from taking the drugs.

The 28-year-old, from Stroud in Gloucestershire, began taking image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) in about 2019 and said he regarded their side-effects as a "sacrifice" he was willing to make to achieve the physique he wanted.

 

[marsupial]

Why is steroid use rising among male bodybuilders?

More bodybuilders are taking drugs knowing the damage they can do to their bodies, an academic says.

www.bbc.com

Let’s break down yet another generic list of side effects that they posted:

• Gynaecomastia (man-boobs) - easily preventable in most cases by simply dosing ancillaries properly and not being a highly aromatising fatass
• Genitourinary (shrinking of testicles) - somewhat preventable with Hcg but yes a reality, albeit relatively trivial, nonetheless
• Erectile dysfunction - both preventable and fixable with proper sleep + e2 within range
• Infertility - fair concern but preventable with Hcg and with sperm freezing in advance
• Heart attacks - relatively preventable with bloodwork and supplementing statins as needed, also by not taking a ton of unnecessary anabolics and by cruising or cycling off for appropriate time
• Strokes - see above for heart attacks. RBC donation both highly accessible and another good preventative measure
• Blood-borne virus risk (e.g. HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C) as a result of injecting - lol
• Addiction - relative term
• Depression - yes just like many (perhaps most?) men natty will eventually experience and have a hard time overcoming
• Aggression and violence (commonly called 'roid rage') - generally for people who were preexisting assholes or pieces of shit

 

[ivandragovich]

Update on this,

Josh was detained trying to leave Canada to go to New York. He spent 8 hours in the border control and was interviewed and held there due to the initial arrest in Texas (for what we presume is steroid possession). He says he will finally be talking about all this on a podcast.

 

[malfeasance]

How is he supposed to show up to court if the border patrol will not let him in the country?