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Three jackets and four pairs of pants can’t conceal marijuana, gun
Failure to signal a turn on his bicycle got a Trotwood man more than just a traffic citation.
A Dayton police officer spotted the man riding a bike with no lights or bell near the intersection of Hoover and Westwood Avenues. When the officer stopped the man for not properly signaling a turn, the man began acting very nervous, according to a police report.
While performing a pat down for safety, the officer discovered that the man was wearing three jackets and four pairs of pants. Inside the pocket of innermost pair of pants, the officer felt two objects, one hard and one soft.
The man told the officer, “that’s weed” and admitted, “I smoke weed.” The hard object turned out to be a scale which the man said he used to weigh his purchase so he doesn’t get cheated. He said the weed was only for personal use, according to the report.
Further search revealed the man also had a loaded gun inside his outermost jacket. He said he used it for protection.
The man was placed under arrest and transported to the Montgomery County Jail where he faces possible charges of carrying a concealed weapon, possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A final arrest search located another bag of marijuana inside one of the man’s coats. He told officers, “I didn’t know that was in there.”
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