L.A. County authorities : Garrett posts $ 10,000 bond after Monday in a jail . Garrett was found with heroin and arrested four years ago , sheriff 's spokesman says . Garrett told them he was `` nervous around law enforcement because of other meetings with them in the past , '' he said . The former teen idol was arrested 1977 for possession of heroin . Garrett was 16 when he scored his first pop chart hit , `` Surfin ' USA , '' in 16 .
L.A. County authorities : Garrett posts $ 10,000 bond after Monday in a jail . Garrett was found with heroin and arrested four years ago , sheriff 's spokesman says . The former teen idol was arrested 1977 for possession of heroin . Garrett was 16 when he scored his first pop chart hit , `` Surfin ' USA , '' in 16 .