Claiming Possession
Me and 2 friends were smoking one night on a road by an old friends house. I was maybe 22 at the time? Unbeknownst to us, there had been a rash of break ins on the street and someone saw our cars parked next to the Field we were smoking in, and called the cops.
Cops roll up JUUUST as the 3 of us get back into my car. I am always super adamant about stashing stuff in the truck, but wouldn’t you know it, one of my friends forgot to put the mason jar away and it was in the cab with us. The cop came up to the window and we just reeeked.
He asked if I wanted to hand him the stuff now? Or if he should get us out to search the car.
I hand it over, he takes us aside looks through the car, back up arrives blah blah blah. At one point I step up to the cops and tell them it was my stuff, and the two other guys were just about to leave for college, and I didn’t want this to possibly mess things up for them.
And if there was any way that they could put the blame on me, and let the other two go, if they could please do that.
They talked for another few minutes, then let my friends go, cuff me, and put me in the back of the car. Luckily only ended up with a year of probation and about a $600 fine. My lawyer never even charged me. Story credit: Reddit / Spade18