FL pot thieves arrested while driving away with marijuana plants sticking out car window
August 10, 2014
Two Florida men who had just stolen some marijuana plants to settle a debt were taken into custody when police spotted one of the plants sticking out of a car window as they made their getaway.
Justin Goodloe, 20, and Allen Barnes, 19, were arrested and charged with felony manufacturing charges reports WFLA Florida.
According to police, the two men has just stolen the plants from an "acquaintance" to settle a drug debt. Police spotted the car being driven with the lights off and, when the officers approached the vehicle, they discovered the stolen pot sticking out the rear window on the driver's side.
On the Clearwater Police Facebook page, police said the back seat was packed with plants and "Not the kind from the home supplies store, either."
Both men face up to five years in jail and a $5,000 fine.