ORLANDO, Florida. – Joe E. Haywood, a 29-year-old Orlando man, was arrested on suspicion of smoking pot and swallowing a joint after he was observed handling marijuana on the city’s video camera system, known as I.R.I.S.
After being spotted on video, Haywood was arrested by Orlando police on charges of possession of cannabis less than 20 grams and tampering with physical evidence.
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WKMG Local Orlando:
According to an arrest affidavit, an Orlando police sergeant was using an Innovative Response to Improve Safety (I.R.I.S.) camera to monitor South Terry Avenue and West South Street, an area known for drug activity, and spotted some men possibly smoking marijuana.
As officers approached the men, Haywood turned his back and appeared to put a blunt in his mouth, the arrest affidavit stated.
Haywood was handcuffed and ordered to open his mouth but refused, so an officer tried for 30 seconds to use pressure points on his jaw to open his mouth, the affidavit said. Officers said Haywood swallowed the joint during the incident and marijuana could be smelled on him, the report stated.
Officers said they then noticed a green leafy substance, which they described as a unburned cannabis leaf, on Haywood’s teeth, according the affidavit.
Haywood was arrested and taken to jail.
The affidavit didn’t state if the other two men were arrested.