Deputies arrested Thomas Brian Griffin, 41, at his Lake Wales home at 120 Lake Shore Drive. Deputies arrived about 5:15 p.m. after receiving information that Griffin uses marijuana, the Sheriff's Office said.
I did the bold..
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It wasn't clear to me from the article how the information was received, just that info was received and what was received is: that he uses it. Can they really do this?
There is no mention of a warrant, just a knock at his house, cooperation, and an arrest:
Griffin gave deputies permission to search his house and told them he had a pipe and less than a gram of marijuana. Griffin handed over a glass jar from an entertainment stand with a small amount of pot and a wooden pipe, a sheriff's report said.
I am wondering now if a Mr. or Mrs. Don't Have Anything Else Better To Do, made a call that said something like, "Mr. Guy smokes pot, go get him!". I am wondering if this is the case, if that will now be the new trend? Something about this doesn't set right with me on many many levels. What are your thoughts?