Man Arrested After OnStar System Leads Police To Cocaine

[LoKyBuckeye]

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Man Arrested After OnStar System Leads Police To Cocaine

POSTED: 9:57 am EST March 1, 2006

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A man showing off his OnStar system in his Cadillac Escalade found out the system worked too well.

Ralph A. Gomez, 38, was being held in the St. Johns County Jail Wednesday on $15,000 bond on charges of possession of an illegal narcotic within 1,000 feet of a church and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Gomez was showing off his OnStar system to his girlfriend, but the volume was set so low that he couldn't hear the OnStar operator. OnStar comes on many new General Motors vehicles and allows a customer to contact an OnStar representative in an emergency or to get directions.

If there is no response, OnStar contacts police.

That's what happened with Gomez on Friday night, Tom Clements, a spokesman for the St. Augustine Police Department, said Wednesday.

When police located Gomez' car, they determined there was no problem. But Clements said cocaine was clearly visible on the car's center console.

In addition to seizing $1,900 in the case, the Cadillac equipped with the OnStar system was also seized, Clements said.

There was no information available from Clements or the jail on whether Gomez has a lawyer.

 

[tyrus]

cocaine is a helluva drug......

or was it this guy???

 

[scooter1369]

Downey Jr. can't afford a Caddy. He hasn't worked since Less Than Zero, has he?

 

[BayBuck]

charges of possession of an illegal narcotic within 1,000 feet of a church

What's up with that?

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

What's up with that?

Mustn't tempt the faithful...

 

[martinss01]

charges of possession of an illegal narcotic within 1,000 feet of a church

ummm... do churches have a restraining order out on illegal narcotics or something?

 

[scooter1369]

ummm... do churches have a restraining order out on illegal narcotics or something?

Florida law states:

Any sale or delivery occurring within 1,000 feet of a school, college, public park, public housing, daycare center, or church is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine of $10,000.
The possession of paraphernalia is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

Conviction of a drug related offense also requires suspension of the offender's driver's license for at least six months but not longer than two years.

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[BB73]

I wonder if his girlfriend had BlondeStar. Remember those?

smartelic

I really like the 'Locked in her car' one.