Editor’s note: This Campus Crime examines a variety of marijuana-related cases since the first reported case in 1997.

Aug. 24, 1997

The first time where marijuana is mentioned in Campus Crime, is where suspect one was arrested in Twin Towers on suspicion of possession of marijuana.

Oct. 18, 1999

Suspect one was arrested at the FINA Gas Station on Johnson Avenue for possession of a marijuana leaf that was enclosed in a white envelope. 

Feb. 7, 2000

Suspect one was arrested for the possession of marijuana while in his room. Reports said a small amount of marijuana was found. 

Nov. 11 2001

Suspect one was arrested for possession of marijuana. A UPD officer was dispatched to his room after receiving a complaint about a strong odor of marijuana. The officer found marijuana on the desk and confiscated it, then arrested suspect one. He was taken to the Craighead County jail, where he was fingerprinted and released.

Sep. 27, 2004

The operations manager for the student union flagged down Officer Tidewell and gave him a small bag containing a green, leaflike substance that resembled marijuana. The bag was found by the front of the food line counter. 

Feb. 5, 2007

Suspect one and suspect two were charged with possession of a controlled substance. The subjects admitted to smoking marijuana in their rooms at Arkansas Hall. One baggie containing vegetable substance was found in suspect one’s room. Suspect one and two were sent to the Office of Student Affairs. 

Feb. 19, 2010

Officer Robert Peevey found suspect one, suspect two and suspect three in a vehicle in the parking lot on the east side of the residence halls on Aggie Road. Peevey approached the vehicle because, according to reports, it was so filled with smoke he could not see inside the windows. A clear plastic baggie containing a green leafy substance was found on the floor of the passenger side. Peevey decided to let the student judicial system handle the case and did not charge the suspects criminally. 

Suspect one was taken to the University Police because the baggie was found by his seat. The weight of the baggie with the substance was 3.3 grams. The suspects were to be notified by the judicial board.

Sep. 15, 2013

Officer Robert Peevey was on foot patrol when he noticed a woman knocking on an apartment door. Peevey reported several voices on the inside as he walked by and said he could smell burnt marijuana when the door opened. Peevey knocked and suspect one opened the door. Peevey reported smoke rolling out of the residence and several more people inside. Once Peevey entered the apartment, he asked everyone to leave the room. There were a total of 23 people inside. They said there wasn’t any marijuana inside because they had smoked it all. Peevey took their names and advised them there would be a university referral. 

Feb. 7, 2014

Officer Floyd Layne responded to a smell complaint made by a parking services worker patrolling on Aggie Road in front of Arkansas Hall. Layne could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and asked the driver, suspect one, if he had been smoking. Suspect one said he had not been smoking that day but turned over a small amount of marijuana to Layne. Suspect one was issued a persona non grata for the Jonesboro campus for possession of illegal drugs. 

April 3, 2022

Officer Dustin Mitchell observed a vehicle heading west bound on Aggie Road traveling 39 mph in a 20 mph zone. He got behind the vehicle and started his emergency lights to attempt to stop the vehicle. The vehicle stopped on University Loop near the Pack Place parking lot entrance. Mitchell made contact with the driver and told him the reason for the stop. He identified the driver as suspect one. 

While speaking to suspect one, Mitchell smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. He asked the driver to stop out of the vehicle and proceed to the back of his car. Mitchell conducted a search of suspect one and did not locate any marijuana. He then conducted a search of the vehicle and located a blunt inside by the driver side door, as well as a clear bag with marijuana in the rear passenger side seat. He took possession of the marijuana and cited suspect one for speeding. Mitchell took the marijuana to the police department and destroyed it by flushing it down the toilet, the footage of which can be found on his body camera. 

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