Remember this incident? We reported on it a while back, and at the time it was just a funny story that ended. Or so we thought. It apparently is far from over.
I remember reading the story initially, and getting a slight chuckle; but felt bad for all those involved. Well, for the officer it isn’t over yet. She got written up. I am wondering if the man Daniel Rushing will sue the police department however?
Daniel Rushing was arrested in December 2015 when Riggs-Hopkins spotted flakes of glaze on his floorboard and thought they were pieces of crystal methamphetamine. Rushing told officers it was likely sugar from Krispy Kreme doughnuts he’d eaten but roadside drug tests were positive for the illegal substance.
A state crime lab test cleared Rushing several weeks later, and charges were dropped.
Officials in Florida say an Orlando police officer who arrested a man after mistaking doughnut glaze for meth has been disciplined.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Cpl. Shelby Riggs-Hopkins was given a written reprimand for making an improper arrest. (Read More)