Gainesville Police arrested two locals at a traffic stop Monday night after the driver swallowed a bag of cocaine and the passenger hid crack cocaine in his butt.
Police arrested 24-year-old Regina Lakeisha Symonette on charges of battery on an officer, destroying evidence, possession of a controlled substance and resisting an officer, according to an arrest report.
Officers also arrested John Nehemiah Goodman Jr., 29, on charges of cocaine possession and possession with intent to sell, according to the report.
At about 11:45 p.m., an officer stopped the car Symonette was driving for running a stop sign and drifting lanes.
The officer spotted a bag of cocaine in her unzipped pants, according to the report.
The officer reached for the cocaine and Symonette grabbed the officer’s hand.
After a struggle, Symonette snatched the bag and swallowed it, according to the report.
Meanwhile, Goodman had several pieces of crack cocaine in his seat as well.
At the jail, Goodman admitted to hiding crack up his butt, according to the report.
He then removed a ChapStick tube with a bag of 0.2 grams of cocaine and five pieces of crack cocaine.
Officers concluded the amount was too much for recreational use.
Officers booked Symonette and Goodman into the Alachua County Jail early Tuesday morning, where they remained as of press time.
[A version of this story ran on page 5 on 2/5/2014 under the headline "Man arrested with crack in his crack"]
