Couple tries to swap bags of weed for sheriff’s SUV
Published: Dec 20, 2017, 9:05 am • Updated: Dec 20, 2017, 4:23 pm
By The Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado man landed in jail after offering to trade illegal homegrown marijuana for an SUV listed on Craigslist — a vehicle that happened to be owned by a sheriff.
The Gazette reports Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell recently received a text from a 39-year-old Vail man offering to buy his SUV.
“I was really surprised and I thought at first, ‘Maybe this is a joke,’” Mikesell said.
The man sent photos of the product, and Mikesell says he showed the texts to detectives. A meet up was scheduled in Woodland Park in late November.
The man and a 41-year-old woman arrived for the swap and were arrested. Authorities say they found about 4 pounds (2 kilograms) of illegal marijuana in the duo’s car.
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The man and woman were charged with possession with intent to sell.
Mikesell says he won’t relist the SUV on Craigslist.
Information from: The Gazette
Topics: Colorado, police, true story, vail
