Whoever was running the Murrieta Police Department Instagram page did not shy away from using some humorous hashtags when describing a drug bust involving a wanted felon.
The date of the bust was not disclosed, but the Instagram post – published by the department on Tuesday morning – states it occurred “a few weeks ago.”
“The ‘A Nights’ crew was out and about looking for one wayward subject known to have a felony warrant for his arrest,” the Instagram post’s caption reads. “Happily, the subject in question thought so little of his court obligations that he decided a jaunt around town was a good idea.”
The caption then bluntly states: “#thatwasnotagoodidea.”
When a Corporal spotted the suspect’s vehicle, he attempted a traffic stop, but the subject failed to yield and took off, running a stop sign in the process. The hashtags used for that decision by the department: “#thosearentoptionalbro” and “#whereareyougoing.”
“Turns out, [the suspect] was headed home, but since this is big kid stuff, running inside and yelling ‘Base!’ is not sufficient,” the Instagram post’s caption continued. “Exiting his vehicles, he ‘sprinted’ (#airquotes) into his open garage, only to be caught by a much fitter Cpl. Meadows. #goteem.”
After being caught, police discovered that the suspect – who was not named but was referred to as “#warrantboi” – was “not a very tidy dealer” and had “some of his product in plain view inside his whip.”
A search was conducted (as evidenced by the hashtags “#probablecause” and “#wheretheressometheresmore”) which led to the discovery of a large cache of drugs that “#warrantboi” was in possession of:
- 540.02 grams (1.19 pounds) of cocaine (annotated with “#scarfacemuch” in reference to the movie “Scarface”)
- 45.5 grams of MDMA (annotated with “#ecstasy” in reference to another term for the drug)
- 28.6 grams of methamphetamine
- 179.6 (6.3 ounces) grams of psilocybin mushrooms
- 295.5 Xanax pills
- 100.7 grams of hash
- 50 Adderall pills
- 1,175 grams (2.6 pounds) of marijuana
- 40 rounds of 9mm ammunition
- 1 high-capacity drum magazine
- 41 bars of THC butter
- 10 mushroom-infused chocolate bars
- 6 pieces of parchment paper with cannabis concentrate
- $2,592 in cash
“Not exactly ‘personal use’ quantities,” the department said.
In addition to the felony warrant and new felony narcotic sales charges, the man was determined to be driving under the influence.
He was booked into the jail that night, according to police. No further details surrounding his fate, including a day and time for his court appearance and exactly how many counts he is facing, were released.
“Let’s hope for his sake that he makes his next court date,” the post concluded.
