The incident, which authorities said occurred Friday evening, was the most recent of multiple drug-related arrests dating back to Marinovich's days as a college quarterback.
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Officers responded about 9:20pm to a report of a "naked person" crouching in a group of bushes near Venta Spur Trail, according to a statement issued Monday by the Irvine Police Department.
Authorities searched the area and discovered Marinovich, in the nude, hiding in a backyard off of Bluecoat, a nearby residential street, the news release said. The residents of the home had also called police and reported seeing the suspect on their property.
A brown bag belonging to Marinovich was also found with marijuana inside, said police Commander Mike Hallinan.
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Marinovich was cited and booked for alleged trespassing, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. He was then released from custody.
The former pro football player was arrested on a drug-related charge while he was a student-athlete at USC in January 1991. The charges were dropped after he entered a counseling program.
Marinovich served three months in jail in 1997 after cultivating marijuana in his home. In October 2007, he pleaded guilty to felony possession of a small amount of methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of a syringe and resisting arrest.
City News service contributed to this report.