“15 Arrested at Topanga Pot Party”
by Louise Larson
Four members of the well-known
“Buffalo Springfield” rock ’n’ roll band and a guitarist from “The Cream” group
were among 15 persons arrested in Topanga Tuesday night when Malibu sheriff’s
deputies raided an alleged “pot” party.
Ten women, including a
16-year-old girl, and five men were booked at Malibu sheriff’s station on
suspicion of marijuana possession. They were:
Neil K. Young, 22, Hollywood;
Paul R. Furay, 23, Los Angeles, and James M. Messina, 20, Burbank, all members
of the Buffalo Springfield; their manager, Eugene Sarns, 25, 1875 Topanga
Skyline Drive; and Eric P. Clapton, 22, Hollywood, guitarist for a rock group
known as “The Cream.”
Also, Susan Lee Hafey, 21, 1174
Old Topanga Canyon Road, where the party was held; Nancy Furay, 21, wife of the
band member; Karen Harvey, 25, singer, of Wilmington, Del.; Hannah R. Stills,
27, sculptress, San Francisco; her sister, Talitha Stills, 18, student, 1076
Old Topanga Canyon Road; June Nelson, 31, publicity writer, 760 S. Barrington,
Los Angeles; Linda Sontag, 21, entertainer, Hollywood; Mary Hughes, 24, model,
West Hollywood; and Linda Stevens, 24, singer, 1321 Old Topanga Canyon Road.
Malibu sheriff’s deputies responded
to a call at the house at 1174 Old Topanga Canyon Road at 10:15 p.m. on
complaints by neighbors of loud music and a “boisterous” party.
Deputies Andrew Yobuck and Oscar
Lowry reported smelling “a strong odor of marijuana” when the door was opened.
Some of the celebrants ran to the
bathroom and tried to flush several marijuana cigarettes down the toilet, but
the drug was retrieved, deputies said.
More cigarettes were found in the
kitchen drain, where a hurried attempt was made to wash them down, according to
the officers.
Marijuana debris and seeds were
discovered in the livingroom and fireplace, the report states.
All the suspects were
transferred to the county jail after booking except for the juvenile, who was
released to her parents.
