Man Jailed For 2 Months After Deodorant Mistaken For Cocaine »
Posted By TimALoftis 1 year, 1 month ago in NewsA Minnesota man who spent two months in jail after being found with white powder has been cleared after tests showed the powder was deodorant, not cocaine.
Cornelius F. Salonis, 31, was arrested Aug. 3 on suspicion of drunken driving and jailed after police said they found cocaine in his car. Salonis's attorney blames a faulty field test for the false positive result. Prosecutors dismissed the felony drug charges Wednesday and allowed Salonis to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving--and the defendant was freed.
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crystalg37401 year, 1 month ago
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I once had my car searched because i had mini powdered donuts for breakfast and some of the powder got on the seat. They said that they thought it was cocaine, but i think they really knew it was donuts and just hoped to find more.
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btombradford1 year, 1 month ago
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Relly should have a television show that says "Worldest Stupiest Police Stories" Like the one they have for worlds stupdiest crimnals. Cops are the very insecure of there manhood are the sexuality that is why most of them try to prove something by making false arrest betting the **** out of innocent people. If you dont agree with them they turn into a little Moffia (Gang) in your own town and come after you. DO NOT TRUST COPS THEY ARE THE REAL CRINIMALS OF OUR SOCIETY>
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my-way-or-the-highway1 year, 1 month ago
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IDIOT WE ARE NOT IN MEXICO. YES IF THEY ARE SUSPECTING IT IS COCAINE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ARREST HIM GET YOUR THINGS STRAIGHT. AND THOSE IDIOTS WHO SAY THE COPS HAVE TEMP. TEST THEY ARE IDIOTS TO THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT TO GET TESTED AND YES THEY GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN TAKING CARE OF SOME STUPID IDIOT WHO NEVER TOLD THEM IT WAS DEOROANT. SO YES THEY WILL TAKE TIME TO DO THE TESTS. AND THAT IDIOT IF HE WAS NOT DRINKING AND DRIVING NOTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE SO YES HE IS STILL A CRIMINAL AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF HE CRASHED AND DIED. LIKE YOU MOFOS WHO THINK COPS ARE CRIMINALS TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
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bellt19771 year, 1 month ago
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WHY DID HE HAVE A BAGGIE OF POWDERED DEORDANT WITH HIM? IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, I THINK HE WAS TRYING TO PASS IT OFF AS COCAINE AND WAS CAUGHT, WHICH BY LAW (ACCORDING TO THE COPS TV SHOW) IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING SOMETHING AS DRUGS IN ORDER TO RIP SOMEONE OFF (GRASS, PLASTER, IN THIS CASE, DEODORANT) THEN IT CARRIES THE SAME PENALITIES AS IF IT WERE THE ACTUAL DRUG. DOES NOBODY ELSE SEE THIS? WHY WOULD SOMEONE CARRY A BAG OF POWDERED DEODORANT AROUND IF NOT TO TRY TO RIP SOMEONE OFF?
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chilledout1 year, 1 month ago
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For bellt1977, why do you automatically defend the cops. First, of all if you ever watch tv. then you would know that all cops carry a cocaine test with them and if it doesn't come back positive then it isn't cocaine, so they had no right arresting them. Second, the dude probably has to use powder deoderant because he has a disease or something. Last, when you take the cocaine into the lab to be tested it doesn't take 2 months for the results come back. The cops did wrong and they should drop the DUI charges for compinsation for him possibly loosing his job and any other problems that might have happened.
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dncarm61 year, 1 month ago
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bellt -- yes you are right. They can arrest and charge you
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with 'intent to sell imitation controlled substance'. He probably already had an ongoing drug charge still pending.
If they caught him before but didn't prosecute for whatever
reason, a lot of times they leave the case open for a year and
if he is caught again they then add that charge to the still
open one. Sounds like they wanted to catch him with something.
Hard to believe they actually thought deodorant was cocaine,
and he probably was selling it to poor, unsuspecting drug addicts. who, by the way, must be some REALLY stupid druggies
to snort (or whatever) deodorant and think it was coke and pay
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Hacon1 year, 1 month ago
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What the police probably found was the rolled up pieces of deodorant that fall from under your arms when you use stick deodorants. Not a bag of deodorant. It actually happened to me at work. My boss saw white clumps on the floor and questioned me about it. Knowing what it was I suggested he taste it. Good thing he didn't for his sake.
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pd391 year, 1 month ago
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Cops are required by law to administer field tests and to follow specific procedures depending on what the test results are. Per the story, this deodorant gave a positive reading for cocaine, therefore the cops were required to charge the man. Could have been a faulty test procedure, faulty field test equipment, or perhaps there really was enough coke mixed in to give a positive. The main point is this: the cops are required by law, because WE, THE PEOPLE have demanded standards for them. If there is any fault here, it is with those who set the standards and guidelines the police must risk their lives every day trying to enforce.
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laurajhuff1 year, 1 month ago
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DRHEMLOCK, while I agree that these cops were idiots and there are some "bad" cops, I have to disagree that ALL cops are criminals with badges. As the daughter, fiancee, and aunt of some very devoted, intelligent, and moral police officers, I know that not ALL cops are bad or idiots. Your saying so is just a generalization and is just as bad as any other predjudice out there.
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jabney081 year, 1 month ago
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huff i have to comment about the sainest thing said my family dad excetra all cops its cool to make fun of a dumb as- when he screws up cops thugs it dosent really matter this had me rolling over the coments and all i could think of was check point chickie but one day god will teach dr hemp when hes laying there dying that not all cops are bad thank you for equality
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Fhatgerlz1 year, 1 month ago
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Well now doesn't that police department look foolish, I agree how can anyone particularly law enforcement mistake deordorant for cocaine? Aren't those people supposed to be experts? Thank goodness the intoxicated man didn't overeact and was arrested only.
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SugarStarzKill1 year, 1 month ago
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It never said anywhere it was in a baggie... at least, I didn't see it anywhere.
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I got harassed like that before... not for deodorant though. It was a bottle of antibiotics! They made me wait forever while they verified it was, in fact, antibiotics. However, the article doesn't state if the guy had previous drug arrests/ any arrests. I'd be interested in knowing what/if he has a prior record... I'm also not proud to say, I know what coke looks and feels like, and only an idiot would think it was cocaine. Sorry popo.
The cops in my area are prejudiced jerks. Not to mention criminals. I hope this makes up the minority of police officers because I've had some awful experiences. -
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