Waldo Police arrested a Vermont man Sunday who hid marijuana in his underwear.
A traffic stop revealed he had guns and drug paraphernalia in his car. Officers arrested 20-year-old Bradley Daniel Mahoney on concealed firearm, drug equipment and marijuana possession charges, according to a police report.
At about 3 p.m., an officer pulled over a Chevrolet Impala for speeding. Mahoney was riding in the front seat. The officer smelled marijuana and called for back up, according to the report.
When the officer told the driver he could smell the weed, the driver said he “would be honest” and said there were two guns in the car, according to the report.
After conducting a search, the officer found a pistol under the armrest, according to the report. Officers also found a rifle, pistol ammo, two smoking pipes, a weed grinder, a suspected crack pipe, a blunt and a pill crusher in the car.
Mahoney admitted all of the pipes except the crack pipe belonged to him, according to the report. Mahoney also said the pistol belonged to him, and he placed it under the armrest “for protection,” according to the report.
The officer handcuffed Mahoney and explained at the police car he would be searching Mahoney, who then said he was hiding weed in his underwear. The officer undid the right handcuff so Mahoney could remove it — a total of 9.2 grams, according to the report.
Officers booked Mahoney into the Alachua County Jail at about 4:40 p.m., where he remained as of press time in lieu of a $10,000 bond.
[A version of this story ran on page 4 on 4/15/2014 under the headline "Man arrested in Waldo with 9.2 grams of weed in underwear"]
