Tim Montgomery is scheduled to appear in federal court Monday for a bond hearing on charges of heroin distribution

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Former 100-metre world-record holder Tim Montgomery is scheduled to appear in federal court Monday for a bond hearing on charges of heroin distribution.
Montgomery, 33, was arrested Wednesday on charges of dealing more than 100 grams of heroin in Virginia over the past year.The former track star was taken by U.S. marshals to the Portsmouth city jail on Wednesday night, where he will stay until his scheduled hearing on Monday.Montgomery declined an interview request after his arrest but in a story published Friday in The Virginian-Pilot, he told the Norfolk-based paper that he knew nothing of the accusations and that his arrest was a surprise.The legal woes aren't the first for Montgomery, who is scheduled for sentencing on May 16 in connection with a New York-based charge.Montgomery has admitted that he helped his former coach, Olympic champion Steve Riddick, and others cash $1.7 million US in stolen and counterfeit cheques. He pleaded guilty in that case and faces up to 46 months in prison. Riddick is currently serving a five-year prison term.Montgomery's former companion, gold medallist Marion Jones, began her six-month sentence in a U.S. federal prison near Dallas in early March after being convicted of lying to investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs and about her role in the cheque fraud scam.Montgomery was banned from track for two years for doping and he retired in December 2005.In addition to the ban, all of his performances after March 31, 2001, were wiped from the books — eliminating his world record of 9.78 seconds in the 100-metre dash in September 2002.Montgomery will still retain his silver medal in the 400 relay at the 1996 Olympics and his gold medal from the 400 relay at the 2000 Olympics.