So he got busted for having weed as a 19 year old, but he is disputing actually being under the influence.
...allegedly, officers smelled freshly smoked cannabis after pulling him over for "running a red light" idk about the rest of Beaver Nation, but I prefer my running backs to not stop until they are in the end zone!!
I was pulled over in Corvallis many years ago taking my young son to an afternoon movie. Pulled me over literally because I changed lanes a couple of times on a four lane stretch of Hwy 99W to get in front of slowpokes. He held me up for a good 30 minutes, repeatedly insisting he smelled alcohol, which was completely absurd, as a pretext to look around inside my car. Utter bullshit. Yeah, my son missed the movie. Another time I was coming into town over the bridge to go to a Beavers game. As I entered the intersection, with a green light, the car in front of me stopped for no apparent reason, then pulled up quickly as the light changed. I had no alternative but to continue through the intersection. Cop pulled me over, and even as I got him to acknowledge what happened, he gave me a very hefty ticket. I am not a fan of Corvallis policing.
Yes? Cops have historically used the "I smell weed" bullshit to search a car or detain someone. The whole thing seems sketchy. I'd love to see the dash cam footage of him actually running a red light. I have seen so many people run full on red lights up here in front of cops and nothing happens. The search of his car sounds sketchy right now.
This is why we need more cameras on our roads. If you were simply changing lanes you should not have been stopped. If you were reckless while changing lanes, like so many others are, then the ticket should be extremely expensive. I trust that you were innocent, but most are not. I feel like I risk my life every time I have to drive on the LA freeways.
