Stephanie Rose Bongiovi Drug Charges Dropped Following Arrest, Bon Jovi's Daughter's Heroin Overdose was a 'Sad Shock'

Drug charges against Jon Bon Jovi's 19-year-old daughter, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, were dropped on Thursday (Nov. 15) because of a 2011 amendment made in New York City law which applies to "overdose cases in which there was a call for help." Bongiovi was arrested on Wednesday at her Hamilton College dormitory for drug possession after police found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in her room. She was rushed to the hospital late that night after suffering from a supposed heroin overdose. Bongiovi was released and is now in stable condition - sources close to Bon Jovi's family insist that Bongiovi's overdose came a as a sad and unfortunate shock to her loved ones.

Bongiovi and another student, 21-yearold Ian S. Grant (both originally from Red Bank, NJ), were both arrested by Kirkland police when drugs were found on their possession in a dorm room at Hamilton College. Bongiovi was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, while Grant was just charged with the prior. All drug charges were dropped because of a 2011 "Good Samaritan" amendment to the New York penal code which exempts people from possession charges if they "sought help for somebody experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose or other life-threatening medical emergency." This section of the law applies to the Bongiovi case because Grant called for help after the rocker's daughter suffered a possible heroin overdose. According to Oneida County District Attorney Scott D. McNamara, "By law, they have immunity. I can't prosecute them even if I wanted to. To proceed would be highly inappropriate and highly unethical, and would jeopardize my opportunity to practice in the future."

(Read more about the case and get more info about Hamilton College here).

Although the charges were dropped and Bongiovi was released from the hospital on Thursday, Bon Jovi, his wife Dorothea Hurley, and Bongiovi's three younger brothers still have a lot of heartbreak to face. According to inside sources, the family is very "normal" and "tight-knit" - Bongiovi's drug use and heroin overdose comes as a complete shock and dismay.

"This was a shock," a source tells Us magazine. "A very sad shock."

Another source states, "[Stephanie] is really close with her dad. He's a very good dad who loves his kids." The famous rocker is a prominent figure in all four of his children's lives, and always attends school events and functions.

"We were shocked [to hear about what happened]," the source continues. "Stephanie is a sweetheart and so down-to-earth. She always wanted to party, but not in a way that made anyone think differently of her over any other teenager."

Bon Jovi's rep had no comment about the incident.