Fri Jan 18, 2013, 02:49 PM

Retired Corpus Christi attorney arrested during hearing after dropping dollar bill w/ white residue

A retired Corpus Christi attorney on probation for drug possession was arrested Friday morning after he dropped a dollar bill with white residue during his court hearing.

Daniel Barber, 71, had a probation review hearing about 9:30 a.m. in 117th State District Sandra Watt's court. Barber's attorney, Les Cassidy, had not yet arrived when court officials and another attorney saw Barber drop the money.

"Barber was moving around in his pocket and threw down a dollar bill with a white substance," Watts told Cassidy during the hearing. "He allegedly brought cocaine into this courtroom."

Nueces County Sheriff's officers responded with a K-9 unit to search the courtroom.

More at http://www.caller.com/news/2013/jan/18/retired-attorney-arrested-during-his-hearing/ .

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Retired Corpus Christi attorney arrested during hearing after dropping dollar bill w/ white residue (Original post)	TexasTowelie	Jan 2013	OP
That's hard core. nt	Xipe Totec	Jan 2013	#1
How did Barber have coke if he was in prison?	99th_Monkey	Jan 2013	#2
That guy has got a problem	LeftInTX	Jan 2013	#3
He looks bad, like he's been using a long time.	Ilsa	Jan 2013	#4
Come on Ilsa,	TexasTowelie	Jan 2013	#5
I don't know, maybe he doesn't.	Ilsa	Jan 2013	#6

Response to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 02:51 PM

Xipe Totec (29,818 posts)

1. That's hard core. nt

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Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:05 PM

99th_Monkey (7,206 posts)

2. How did Barber have coke if he was in prison?

this implies at least that Barber was IN prison, seeking release through this
"probation review hearing".

Unless he was already out, and this was just a follow-up hoop he had to jump
through to say out.