Police: Suspect Brings Pot, Crack to Court

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U N I O N T O W N, Pa. — Yes, those were drugs in his pockets, and no, he wasn't happy to see them.

Police say Duron Ford, 19, was in court Monday to face a range of charges, and apparently decided to bring his stash of crack cocaine and marijuana with him. He was there to face charges of drug possession, fleeing a traffic stop and biting an officer.

But when several officers approached him before the hearing to serve him a warrant on an unrelated matter, Ford became agitated and angry, police said.

"They approached him and said they had a warrant for him," said Uniontown City Police Chief Kyle Sneddon.

He screamed and fought back, police said, before he was subdued by more than 10 officers.

Police said he then admitted to them, "Man, I got the blow on me."

He was charged with resisting arrest and possession of marijuana and cocaine.

Ford told the Tribune-Review he was surprised when the officers approached him, and that he didn't know about the warrant they were serving.

"I was so stunned. I didn't know what to do," he said.

"When they get into the drug culture — I don't know if they don't realize they are breaking the law or what it is," said Sneddon.

Sneddon said he didn't understand it, but he wasn't surprised by Ford's actions.

"If they were geniuses, they wouldn't be in court for criminal possession of drugs."

'Bad Timing for the Bad Guy'

O G D E N, Utah — The wheels of justice can turn swiftly — especially when there's a convention of bicycle cops in town.

A thief picked the wrong day to try to grab jewelry from a Cinco de Mayo street fair display, police said. As the man ran off, he turned the corner to face a group of officers attending the International Police Mountain Bike Association convention.

"About 30 out-of-state cops were coming back from a ride," said Lt. Dan Greenhalgh of the Ogden Police Department.

"Three of them took off [in pursuit] and a young lady knocked him on the butt," he said. "It was bad timing for the bad guy."