This might be the stupidest thing I have heard someone do

[MagicKingdom05]

Man Said to Offer Uniformed Deputy Cocaine

ORLANDO, Fla. - Deputy Ed Johnson was in uniform. He was also sitting in his marked patrol car. So he was a bit surprised when a man approached Friday and allegedly offered to sell him some cocaine.

Michael Garibay walked up to Johnson's car at a Mobil gas station and asked the Orange County deputy if he was "straight," according to arrest records.

When Johnson replied he was, Garibay responded "Do you know what that means? .... It means do you want to buy some cocaine."

When Johnson said "yes," Garibay pulled out a plastic bag containing "several pieces of flat white rocks substances" and asked for cash, records show.

The deputy took the bag and arrested Garibay after the contents tested positive for cocaine, the Orlando Sentinel reported on its Web site.

Garibay was being held Friday in the Orange County Jail on $7,500 bail for alleged possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com

 

[Taylor]

This guy won't be developing any rocket technology in the near future.

 

[DisneyFan7]

ORLANDO, Fla. - Deputy Ed Johnson was in uniform. He was also sitting in his marked patrol car. So he was a bit surprised when a man approached Friday and allegedly offered to sell him some cocaine.

DF7

 

[mommaU4]

Wow, sales must be really down if he had to resort to that.

 

[Curious]

I would be curious (and I am ) to know if he previously did time in jail/prison, and if this was an intentional act to be arrested.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

Curious

I never thought of that.

 

[Sparx]

 

[Curious]

Curious

I never thought of that.

It seemed to me to be one possibility. IIRC, I've read/heard of such things. At any rate, I think sheer stupidity is among the less likely explanations for this scenario. JMO.

(Not that I don't ever get a chuckle out of "dumb criminal" stories. )

 

[Shelby5514]

That sounds like the guy that reported his house was broken in to. When the police asked him for a list of missing items he included a bag of marijuana. The police recovered some of the items and asked him to come to the station to claim them When he got there they had the bag of marijuana along with other items. The guy claimed everything and then was promptly arrested for possesion! DUH!

 

[Serena]

It sounds like he wanted a meal and a bed for the night.