Name:
Love, Andrew Ross
Date of Booking:
09/05/2022
Reason(s) For Booking:
POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE III CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Officer’s Narrative:
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On September 4th, 2022, at 2324, Ofc. Rash #217 received a text message video from the owner of Touchless Car Wash that showed two individuals on his property what appeared to be was doing drugs. That video will be uploaded to evidence.com under this case number. I made my way to the business where I saw a white GMC Sierra bearing the GA tag of [REDACTED BY AGENCY]. I exited my patrol vehicle and made contact with a white male identified as Andrew love and a white female identified as Kirstin Smith. I asked what was their reason being here knowing what I just witnessed from the video the owner sent Ofc. Rash.
Ms. Smith stated that she was trying to package some items that were in the vehicle. I informed both individuals that they can not be in this area loitering. I then asked Ms. Smith did she have any identification on her and she stated no but gave me her name and date of birth. Mr. Love did have identification on him and he provided me with his drivers license. While I made my way back to my patrol vehicle to run Mr. Love and Ms. Smith name through GCIC/NCIC, Ofc. Thomas #131 asked Mr. Love did he have a problem with him searching his vehicle. Mr. Love gave Ofc. Thomas consent to search his vehicle. The return from GCIC/NCIC for Mr. Love and Ms. Smith was that they both had valid drivers license and no active warrants. While speaking with both parties, Ofc. Thomas asked for my attention.
Ofc. Thomas informed me that in plain view on top of the arm rest in the middle, he found contraband. There was a clear glass pipe with white residue, a blue container with green leafy like substance that appeared to marijuana. and a small purple bag with a clear rock substance that appeared to be crystal methamphetamine. That clear rock like substance was later field tested positive for methamphetamine. While Ofc. Thomas conducted his search of the vehicle, I pulled Mr. Love to the side away from Ms. Smith and asked him some questions. Example of those questions were if he was a drug user, was Ms. Smith a drug user, and how long did he know Ms. Smith.
I then made contact with Ms. Smith and read her Miranda rights and see agreed to speak with me. Going off the evidence that was provided to me through the owner, I asked Ms. Smith about the incident. Ms. Smith claimed the marijuana that was in the blue container was hers but informed me that Mr. Love provided the other drugs. She informed me that Mr. Love gave her the narcotics to prepare. She stated that she did do a “hot rail” (terminology for snorting illegal narcotics) but emphasized that Mr. Love provided the narcotics. I then detained Ms. Smith and allowed Ms. Smith to watch the video that was sent to me by Of c. Rash. Ms. Smith explained everything saying that Mr. Love retrieved the narcotics from the gray clipboard and asked her to prepare it so they can engage in the narcotics. While Ms. Smith was explaining the video, Ofc. Thomas asked for my attention again.
Ofc. Thomas recovered a silver container. In that container were several medicine bottles with Mr. Loves name on it. There were three bottles of [REDACTED BY AGENCY] one empty bottle of [REDACTED BY AGENCY] and one bottle of [REDACTED BY AGENCY]. In one of the [REDACTED BY AGENCY] bottles were 14 [REDACTED BY AGENCY] pills. Also in that container was a mason jar with two plastic bags that contained green leafy like substance that appeared to be marijuana. There were also two plastic bags that contained hallucinogenic mushrooms (Psilocybin) which under the controlled substance act is a scheduled two drug. Under the plastic bags and medicine bottles was wrapped aluminum foil with a sticky like substance that was later field tested positive for fentanyl. Also in that silver container was a plastic bag with five pink pills in it. Those pills were identified as Buprenorphine/naloxone which is a scheduled three drug. There was a brown PVC pipe that also had 9 Adderall pills in it. Those 23 pills of Adderall will be turned into evidence along with the 5 pills of [REDACTED BY AGENCY].
I then read Mr. Love his Miranda rights and he agreed to speak with me. I asked him did that silver container belong to him and he stated yes. I asked Mr. Smith can he tell me what was all in the silver container and he said “his medicine.” I opened the silver container and asked him about the Adderall ills that were not in a prescription bottle. He stated that he put them in his [REDACTED BY AGENCY] bottle so he can have all of his medicine together.
I then asked him about the green leafy like substance and he stated that is his medicine for his [REDACTED BY AGENCY]. I then asked him about the hallucinogenic mushrooms and he stated that they were for his [REDACTED BY AGENCY]. I then asked him about the clear rock substance not informing him that I already saw him on camera doing the drugs. He stated that he has no idea what I’m talking about and that he does not do drugs. So I then showed Mr. Smith the video and asked him, was that him? He stated yes. He would not tell me what the clear rock substance was but Ms. Smith already informed me that it was methamphetamines.
I then asked him about the substance in the aluminum foil and he stated that he does not know anything about that substance. I then informed Mr. Love that he is under arrest for possession of controlled substance I, II, and III. Mr. Love was handcuffed and those handcuffs were double locked. Mr. Love was then searched for weapons and contraband and Mr. Love had in his pocket a plastic bag with green leafy like substance that appeared to be marijuana. The green leafy like substance will be turned into evidence to destroy. The fentanyl and psilocybin (mushrooms), and the clear rock like substance will be turned into evidence for field testing.
Mr. Love was then transported to the Glynn County Detention Center and a Arrest and Booking Information Sheet was filled. After that was filled and completed, Mr. Love custody was then transferred over to the Glynn County Detention Center.
[End Of Narrative]