Phaedrus8899
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? KY
I am actually from Ohio but this incident occurred over the weekend in Kentucky. I was there with some friends on a camping/hiking trip. On the way to our 1st hike my vehicle was ordered to pull over and I was asked if I had any "marijauna, cocaine, or methamphetamines in the car?" to which I replied no. He asked if he could search the vehicle and I replied No. He then told me that if I did not allow a search ,a K9 unit would be dispatched to sniff around the car. He said that if we had anything in the car and the dog found it that I would go straight to jail, But if we had something in the car and produced it now I would get only a citation. At this point I handed over a 1/8 oz sack of marijauna and a small pipe and was cited with possesion and paraphanelia.
Question1: It seems to me that if you have a checkpoint set up like this you would have a dog on-site already. Is the K9 search even legal or was I duped?
Question 2: I cannot send in a payment for this and will have to drive back on the 15th for court. I'm 25 years old and to this point have nothing on my record save for a few speeding tickets. What kind of sentencing should I expect for something like this?
Question 3: If I were to miss the court date would a warrant be issued for me in Ohio?
I am actually from Ohio but this incident occurred over the weekend in Kentucky. I was there with some friends on a camping/hiking trip. On the way to our 1st hike my vehicle was ordered to pull over and I was asked if I had any "marijauna, cocaine, or methamphetamines in the car?" to which I replied no. He asked if he could search the vehicle and I replied No. He then told me that if I did not allow a search ,a K9 unit would be dispatched to sniff around the car. He said that if we had anything in the car and the dog found it that I would go straight to jail, But if we had something in the car and produced it now I would get only a citation. At this point I handed over a 1/8 oz sack of marijauna and a small pipe and was cited with possesion and paraphanelia.
Question1: It seems to me that if you have a checkpoint set up like this you would have a dog on-site already. Is the K9 search even legal or was I duped?
Question 2: I cannot send in a payment for this and will have to drive back on the 15th for court. I'm 25 years old and to this point have nothing on my record save for a few speeding tickets. What kind of sentencing should I expect for something like this?
Question 3: If I were to miss the court date would a warrant be issued for me in Ohio?