March 10, 2007

Hash Stashed in Mash

As reported recently by www.shortnews.com:

Mashies Jailer Arrested for Putting the Pot in Potatoes

Robert Earl Hannon, a prison guard at Laflore County Jail in Greenwood, Mississippi, is free on $15,000 bond after he was arrested and charged with smuggling marijuana into the prison inside his lunch.

According to Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics had been investigating how various contraband items were making their way into the prison when they apprehended Hannon.

The guard's alleged smuggling activities were discovered after his lunch was found with a large serving of mashed potatoes. He was known not to eat potatoes. Two ounces of marijuana and $200 cash were discovered buried in the mash.

Mar 10, 2007 5:48:00 AM | All Things Potato

2 Comments

Jennifer

Is there any way to preserve the potato for longer than 2 weeks? My husband gave me a heart-shaped one for Valentines and I would like to keep it. Can you paint it?

Posted by: Jennifer | February 16, 2009 at 09:39 AM

Spanish Guy

hahaha, now that's inventive.

Posted by: Spanish Guy | June 21, 2009 at 05:54 PM

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