Man Asks Cop: 'Can I Have My Weed Back?' (GUESS IT DIDN'T BELONG TO A FRIEND)

[kpete]

Man Asks Cop: 'Can I Have My Weed Back?'
GUESS IT DIDN'T BELONG TO A FRIEND

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff
Posted Dec 13, 2011 11:31 AM CST

NEWSER) – A Pennsylvania man has become a case study in what not to say to cops. Devonte Davon Jeter was arrested for marijuana possession in May, and in a preliminary hearing yesterday, his lawyer made the case that the pot could have belonged to someone else in his car, the Beaver County Times reports. But it seems Jeter had already put a hole in that story: When the 19-year-old left custody in May, he "asked if he could have his weed back," an officer testified. "I don't know what else ‘Can I have my weed back' can mean, other than it's his," said a prosecutor. The judge, not so surprisingly, determined that there was enough evidence to hold the Jeter for trial.

http://www.timesonline.com/news/wrong-question-can-i-have-my-weed-back/article_a0744816-28b5-5ff1-aa02-63266c8543dc.html
http://www.newser.com/story/135323/man-asks-cop-can-i-have-my-weed-back.html

[Enrique]

1. did they give him his weed back?

the story doesn't say.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

2. Hey! But how many people can claim to be so honest? LOL! nt

[RZM]

3. I think this happens alot, especially with paraphernalia

I toured an evidence room at a police station once. It was filled with expensive glass bongs. The officer said it's quite common for people to come back to the station a day or two after the bust and ask for them back.

Makes sense I guess. The paraphernalia isn't illegal, after all.