Posted on 04/08/2005 9:56:18 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
Smelly Money Lands Indiana Man in Jail
Thu Apr 7, 7:48 AM ET Strange News - AP
GREENSBURG, Ind. - A man who went to the sheriff's department to bond out his brother-in-law also ended up in jail when police realized the money he handed them reeked of marijuana.
Timothy Richards, 45, of Columbus, went to the Decatur County Sheriff's Department and when he handed dispatcher Julie Meyers $400, she counted it and then noticed something unusual.
"When I walked back toward the jail I noticed the money was damp and smelled funny," Meyers said.
A jailer who sniffed the money told her it smelled like marijuana, she said.
Indiana State Trooper Chip Ayers was nearby and asked for the money, she said. He smelled it and then asked Richards for consent to search him and his car, Meyers said.
Ayers found a pipe and a small amount of marijuana and charged Richards with possession. If convicted, he could face six months to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Richards remained in jail for several hours Tuesday — until his brother-in-law made bail and came back to pay his own $250 bond.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
"He smelled it and then asked Richards for consent to search him and his car, Meyers said."
If you don't want to get caught the proper response is "no."
Exactly, especially if you know you have contraband in your car.
Of course the type of person who shows up to a police station reeking of weed (and I suspect more than just his money smelled) probably ain't too bright when it comes to constitutional law.
That goes along with the people who try and rob a gun store.
Well now I feel safer.
You should. An impaired driver was taken off the road for a few hours.
Guess I missed that part.
You know he was stoned how?
If convicted, he could face six months to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Damn that is pretty steep.
Police are sniffing money now...wtf? This is retarded, they should put the effort and jail space into the child molesters, murderers,rapists....you know criminals? and why the hell do ILLEGAL immigrants get a pass on breaking the laws yet people like this guy get brought down because of a pipe and a small amount of dope.
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