(Daily Record) LINCOLN PARK — A Newark man who allegedly placed a plastic container holding marijuana into a bin intended for metal objects at the Municipal Court on Wednesday night was arrested on drug possession charges, police said.
Jerome M. Polite, 19, was accompanying a friend to court, and put the container into one of the bins while going through the metal detector at 6 p.m., police said.
When Officer Greg Bosland, who was working courtroom security, inspected the container, he discovered the bag of marijuana. Polite, who then allegedly attempted to grab the item from Bosland, was arrested, charged with possession of marijuana and brought back to the court for his first hearing, police said.
Police also discovered two outstanding warrants for Polite’s arrest totaling $679. He was unable to post bail and turned over to the Irvington Police Department.
So, let’s see, you put your plastic container full of weed on the tray because you were about to go through a metal detector. Is that stupider than Damon Stoudamire’s famous attempt to get weed wrapped in tinfoil through a metal detector?
Yes, it is, because Stoudamire was traveling through an airport, but you were tagging along with a friend to go to court! Never did you think, hmm, state-and-federally-illegal contraband plus armed officers of the law equals free room and board at the Graybar Hotel?
How many times do I have to tell tokers to not take their weed to court or the police station or the jail? Apparently once was not enough, twice was not enough, three times was not enough…
just smoke before you go in.
Jebus help us… not again!