Cuffed for grabbing pot from surf
A man attempted to seas the day when packages of marijuana began washing up on a Florida beach — but ended up getting arrested.
Robert Kelley was arrested for possession of marijuana, over 20 grams, after he tried to steal a “brick” of the drug on Sept. 13., according to the Flagler County sheriff ’s office.
“This guy tried to take advantage of a situation and it completely backfired on him,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in a news release.
The beaches in St. John’s, Flagler and Volusia counties had packages of marijuana washing up on shore over the course of two days.
Approximately 100 pounds of the drug had washed up.
Kelley, 61, was seen by witnesses trying to open up and take the bundles of what was presumed to contain marijuana.
“Others were attempting to do the same thing,” police said in a statement.
Witnesses directed police to Kelley when they arrived.
“When Kelley was asked why he had not alerted law enforcement immediately, he stated he did not alert (the Flagler County sheriff’s office) because he did not know if the sheriff ’s office was going to come or not,” police said.
Police found an 11-pound bundle of a green leafy substance in Kelley’s brown Toyota and covered in a beach towel.