Whoops. New Orleans prosecutor arrested after joint falls from his pocket in court

[Baitball Blogger]

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A New Orleans city attorney was arrested for possession of marijuana and suspended from his job after a joint tumbled from his pocket in front of police in court.

Jason Cantrell, 43, assistant city attorney, was issued a summons for simple possession of marijuana on Monday afternoon after a marijuana cigarette fell to the floor in Orleans Parish magistrate court, New Orleans Police spokesman Frank Robertson said.

"Jason Cantrell is suspended without pay pending further investigation," Ryan Berni, a spokesman for New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, said on Wednesday. "He was not acting in his capacity as assistant city attorney when the incident occurred."

Cantrell's wife, a candidate for New Orleans City Council, said on her Facebook page that she was "angry, embarrassed and disappointed," with her husband's actions.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sns-rt-us-crime-marijuanabre8921hn-20121003,0,5931586.story

[MAD Dave]

1. I didn't inhale.

[HiPointDem]

2. snapshot of the hypocrisy of our system. the government prosecutor, likely putting away folks for

drug crime.

[Tsiyu]

3. The good news is the former? prosecutor knows how benign it is

No backpedaling now...

One day he may put his outstanding skills to use advocating for an end to Prohibition II

One can always dream.....

[DiverDave]

4. Happened to me at the corner store.

Dropped it when I opened my wallet...just scooped it up, got my change and boogied outta there.
My buddy walked back in and they were talking about it...
Pretty embarrassing.
Course not even close to doing it in court, what a putz.

[kestrel91316]

5. Living the double standard, I see. Let me guess - he's a Republican?

[Brigid]

6. The headline alone is just hysterical!