Crime & Safety
Police: Loganville Man Admits to Smoking Marijuana, Assures No Drugs Are in Car
He said he had smoked it all hours ago, but officers still found some of the green leafy material in his ashtray and trunk.
A local man admitted to Loganville Police that he had smoked marijuana hours ago and was not in possession of it, but cops still found the drug in his car.
According to the Loganville Police report, an officer pulled over the man, 19, while he was traveling on GA-10 near Hill Street. He was with a friend from Covington who also was 19.
The cop immediately smelled marijuana when approaching the car, so the officer asked the driver where the marijuana was.
"I don't have anymore," the report says. "We smoked it all up over at my friend's house about five hours ago."
After the officer said he didn't believe him, the driver confidently said, "I'm telling you, we hot boxed it all." He assured that they had not been smoking in the car, so he didn't have a problem with the officer checking the car.
The officer located two partially burnt cigarettes filled with what appeared to be marijuana in the front ash tray of the car. The driver admitted the drugs were his and that he had forgotten they were there.
The police found more green leafy material in the trunk inside a backpack, too. The substance was inside a glass jar hidden in a cardboard box in the bag.
During the car check, the passenger asked for his jacket. The officer grabbed it for him but found a partially burnt cigarette with what looked like marijuana inside.
The driver was arrested and charged with speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. The passenger was charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and not wearing a seatbelt. He was not arrested and instead driven home by someone else, while the driver was taken to Clearview Medical for a blood test to determine if he had been driving under the influence. He was then taken to Walton County Jail.
Inside the Police Reports runs regularly every week. The information is based solely on police incident reports provided on request. It does not indicate a conviction.
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