Marijuana Smell Draws Braintree Police to Weed in Parked Car
The following information was supplied by the Braintree Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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A Braintree police officer, after seeing a man sitting in a car in Braintree Village, approached the vehicle, smelled marijuana and ultimately arrested the occupant for possessing several ounces of the drug.
Adonis Ruiz, 19 of Braintree, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after the arrest on Tuesday evening, Feb. 26, Chief Russell Jenkins said in a statement.
Officer Peter Gillis observed Ruiz in the vehicle that evening and "approached him to investigate his activity," Jenkins said.
Gillis smelled marijuana outside of the vehicle and subsequently recovered a large zip lock bag in the trunk containing several ounces of marijuana.
Peter Parker
6:39 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Monatiquot Village FTW!!
Ran Sidass
8:51 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Officer gillis has the best haircut on bpd
Thomas Clarke
10:30 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
On 4/19/2011, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that the smell of marijuana is not probable cause for a police search.
Joseph Markman
10:51 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Thanks for the input Thomas – I put in a request yesterday for comment on that SJC ruling in the context of this incident with Chief Jenkins.
mary jane
1:21 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
You are right Thomas! Braintree police really need to educate themselves on these new marijuana laws. They are only screwing themselves. (see the other medical marijuana arrest article)
Robert Kearns
7:54 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
I have seen drug deals going on between cars at Morrison Elementary School while walking my dog. It is kind of sad.
Malcolm Kyle
3:54 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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