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Teen Drops Marijuana Joint in Courtroom
Thu Apr 24, 8:18 AM ET
CARLSBAD, N.M. - A court appearance
for a traffic citation turned into a more serious problem for a Carlsbad teen
when he dropped a marijuana joint in the courtroom.
Robin Loftin, 18, was charged with
contempt of court and sentenced to two days in jail for taking the illegal
substance into Judge Walter Parr's courtroom at magistrate court.
According to court records, Loftin was
in court Tuesday on charges of driving with a suspended driver's license and
failure to renew his vehicle registration.
After the judge entered the courtroom,
Loftin removed the hat he was wearing and the marijuana joint fell from the hat
onto the floor.
Parr immediately cited Loftin for
contempt of court and ordered him to the Eddy County Detention Center.
The judge deferred the sentences on
the traffic citations on the condition Loftin obeys all laws, clears his license
and renews his vehicle registration.
This wasn't Loftin's first run in with
the law due to drugs. Court records show Loftin pleaded no contest in March to
possession of drug paraphernalia after an Eddy County sheriff's deputy watched
him hide a marijuana pipe inside a cabinet during a party.
According to the complaint, Loftin
admitted the pipe was his and said he had used it to smoke marijuana before the
deputies arrived. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail for the crime.
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