30 year-old Sandra Thompson and 34 year-old Richard Smith are out on bail tonight after she was taken to court for drug trafficking. But, Thompson almost didn’t make it there because she escaped from police by playing on their sympathies as a pregnant woman.
Police say that they were on patrol on Hibiscus Street on Monday, they saw the couple on a motorcycle. The officers said that when the couple recognized that they were police, Thompson allegedly threw a bag over her shoulder into the drain. They officer stopped them, and then retrieved the bag that they threw away. They discovered that it contained 7.18 ounces of weed – almost half a pound. The couple was then arrested and charged with drug trafficking. Later that night, police say Thompson concocted a plan to escape.
She told the police that she was having pains due to her pregnancy, and she threw herself on the ground. The officer took her to the KHMH, and when they left her in the care of a nurse, she walked out and escaped. They eventually located and detained her. She and Richard Smith was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate for the drug trafficking charge, and they pleaded not guilty. They were released on bail of $1,000, and they must return to court on August 6.
It is expected that police will charge Thompson for escaping from lawful custody.
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