Smyrna cop busted with marijuana in his pants
A Smyrna cop was arrested Thursday and fired from his job after he was caught with marijuana stuffed in his pants.
Clyde Cook, 55, of Smyrna, was stopped by Cobb County Sheriff's deputies at around 8:30 p.m. on Canton Road in Woodstock, according to a statement issued by the Smyrna Police Department Friday.
Cook was arrested after the deputies smelled marijuana in the vehicle and found some after a search, police said. Those drugs belonged to another person in the vehicle. A subsequent search of each person inside turned up an undisclosed amount of marijuana "in Cook's groin area," police said.
The deputies notified Smyrna police, and investigators went to the scene. After their investigation, Smyrna Police Chief Stanley Hook fired Cook.
Cobb County Adult Detention Center and was released after posting bond.
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