What started off as a minor traffic violation for an Ohio man quickly turned into a major felony when he dropped a bag of cocaine in court Tuesday.
Loraine resident Lamar Reed approached the bench to make a plea on a traffic ticket. When he took his hat off before the judge, a bag of cocaine suddenly fell out of his hat and landed on the floor, according to media outlets.
No one noticed the bag of drugs for about an hour, KRON-TV reported. Finally a court officer noticed the cocaine on the floor.
The judge in the case told WBKO-TV he's never seen anything like it.
“He was only here for a traffic ticket, and he made a simple traffic ticket, where there’s only the possibility of a fine, and turned it into a felony,” Judge Mark Mihok said.
The episode was caught on court surveillance camera, so officials were able to see who dropped it.
Reed was later arrested and charged with a fifth-degree felony.
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