Man Arrested After Asking Officers To Test Crack Pipe

[The Straight Story]

Man Arrested After Asking Officers To Test Crack Pipe

POSTED: 2:14 pm EST March 22, 2006

TAMPA, Fla. -- Phillip Williams doubted whether he was being sold actual crack cocaine, police said. So he approached two uniformed Tampa officers and allegedly asked them to test his crack pipe so he could be sure.

The report said Williams, 47, was getting the real thing, and he was arrested shortly after approaching the officers Tuesday morning.

Officers Wayne Easley and Gary Filippone were investigating a burglary and trying to catch loose dogs when Williams walked up, crack pipe in hand, and asked them to verify that he was getting real drugs, a report said.

When Williams grabbed Easley's police vest, the officers put him in handcuffs, the report said. He was arrested after the residue in his pipe tested positive for crack cocaine.

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