Wrong Ride

From United States v. Morris:

On August 15, 2003, Tramayne Peterson was looking for a ride to the mall, when Morris, his cousin, pulled up in a white van. Peterson hopped in. A few blocks later, the men drove past Officer George Valdez, Jr., of the East Chicago police force. Officer Valdez recognized Morris, having seen his picture during that day’s squad briefing. Knowing there was an active bench warrant for Morris’s arrest, Valdez pulled the van over.

According to Peterson’s testimony, he had just finished “rolling marijuana” when Officer Valdez pulled behind the van. As Morris stopped the van, he handed Peterson a grey plastic bag and said, “Take this and run.” Peterson did and Officer Cima DeVilla gave chase. Although Peterson claimed not to know what was in the bag when his cousin handed it to him, as Peterson ran and jumped a fence, “stuff”—beginning with “a white substance” that he “figured . . . to be cocaine”—began to fall out of the bag. Peterson continued to run as a .45 caliber pistol, baggies of marijuana and cocaine, and an electronic scale all tumbled out behind him. Eventually Peterson dropped the bag. After vaulting over a few more fences, he was apprehended by a third officer, Anton West. Meanwhile, Officer Valdez arrested Morris without incident. No additional drugs, firearms, or other contraband was found on Morris’s person or in the van.

I imagine this dude having clown pockets that contraband interminably departs while the cops are on his tail. Too bad he wasn't going to the mall to get his kitchen sink fixed.