Florida Friday: Marijuana stuck to shirt bags suspect during traffic stop (MUGSHOT)
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 10/04/2013 09:30 AM [ Comments ]
If you get stopped by police it would be wise to make sure that there is not any ganja stuck to your shirt before you exit the vehicle. In this case the fact the the suspect looks like a Rastafarian probably didn't ease the suspicion of the officer.
According to the Gainesville Sun, Sprott, 37, of Jacksonville, was stopped for speeding on U.S. 301 around 1:22 p.m. When Sprott stepped out of his Chevy Astro van as ordered, Officer Kenneth Smith noticed green leafy substance on the front of his shirt, according to a Waldo Police Department report. Smith also detected a strong smell of marijuana.
Sprott told the officer that he had been smoking pot and that he had some in his van. Smith found a clear plastic bin between the seats that contained several plastic bags of marijuana and a scale. Sprott also had $193 in cash in his pocket.
Sprott was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and keeping a vehicle for drug purposes. He was being held on Monday in the Alachua County jail on $17,500 bond.
Sprott told the officer that he had been smoking pot and that he had some in his van. Smith found a clear plastic bin between the seats that contained several plastic bags of marijuana and a scale. Sprott also had $193 in cash in his pocket.
Sprott was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and keeping a vehicle for drug purposes. He was being held on Monday in the Alachua County jail on $17,500 bond.
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