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It's sad that jail was his answer

A homeless man called 911 from a pay phone because he wanted to go to jail.

When a Fort Walton Beach police officer said he did'nt have a reason to take him to jail, the man said he had marijuana, pulled it out of his sock and dropped it on the back of the patrol car.

The 48-year-old man was charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and -- yes -- taken to jail.

Read the Northwest Florida Daily News report here.

Full post as published by the 13th juror on November 11, 2008 (boomark / email).