American swimmer Ryan Lochte's brother busted for selling 'marijuana'

London, Aug. 2(ANI): American swimmer Ryan Lochte has won gold after gold at the London Olympics, but it has now been revealed that his younger brother Devon was arrested this year for trying to sell marijuana in Florida.

Devon had once announced to the world that he hoped to compete alongside his brother in the U.S. Olympic relay team some day, but those dreams were dashed when he abandoned swimming a year ago.

The Gainesville Police Department has revealed to a British newspaper that at the time when Devon was arrested, he was staying in the same room with Ryan.

"He sold a confidential source two grams of cannabis for 40 bucks," The Daily Mail quoted officer Ben Tobias, spokesman for the Gainesville Police Department, as saying.

The sale purportedly occurred on January 10 of this year, but charges were not brought until February 14.

The exchange was recorded with audio and video, the complaint against him read, and Devon Lochte was accused of marijuana possession and the intent to sell, which is a criminal act in Florida.

Devon decided to perform 200 hours of community service rather then going on trial, the records show.

Devon completed 75 hours by July 5 and had to get special permission from the court to watch his brother in the Olympics, documents reveal.

With Ryan Lochte's family's misdemeanors now exposed, officer Tobias added that the swimmer is a true inspiration, despite his family's struggles.

"I've had the chance to meet him on a couple of occasions. He is genuinely a nice guy," officer Tobias said.

Officer Tobias also said that Ryan has a perfect police record

"Ryan has no incidents, no arrests... He's been the victim of a couple of crimes. Just minor stuff, like thefts," officer Tobias added. (ANI)