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Macaulay Culkin arrested on drug charge

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Actor Macaulay Culkin, star of "Home Alone," has been charged in Oklahoma City with marijuana possession and possession of a controlled substance.

CNN reported Saturday the former child star was a passenger in a car driven by Brett Tabisel of New York City, which was stopped by police officers on Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City.

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The officer said they seized 17.3 grams of marijuana, eight Xanax pills and 16 round white pills identified by police as clonazepam, a sedative used to treat anxiety and seizures. The drug can become addictive and Culkin said he did not have a prescription for it.

Culkin was arrested and released after posting $4,000 bond, while Tabisel was charged with speeding, improper lane change and marijuana possession, police said.

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