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Misinformation leads to arrest
Published Friday, November 14, 2008
A suspect attempting to dodge an arrest ended up walking right into it.
Police responded to a call in the 1300 block of Mabry Street early Thursday morning.
Officers arrested Napoleon Ivory, 27, and charged him with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
“Officer Ronald Terry noticed the suspect in a truck in a parking lot,” Sgt. Doug Stewart said. “Officer Terry asked Mr. Ivory his name, and the suspect gave his brother’s name at first.”
The name Ivory gave the officer ended up having outstanding warrants.
“Officer Robert Johnson patted down the suspect after placing him under arrest and found three clear baggies with a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine,” Stewart said. “The officers also found a cut straw believed to be used in taking cocaine.”
Officers Johnson and Terry properly identified Ivory and found he actually had no outstanding warrants on him at the time.
“If he would have told officers his correct name, then they wouldn’t have had suspicions to pat him down,” Stewart said. “He might not have been arrested at all.”
Police put Ivory in the Dallas County Jail under bonds totaling $16,000.
The Code of Alabama deems unlawful possession of a controlled substance as a class-c felony.
Conviction of any crime in that classification could mean imprisonment between one year and a day to 10 years and a fine up to $15,000.
Ivory also faces an additional two class-a misdemeanor charges. Conviction of a class-a misdemeanor means up to a year in prison and a fine up to $6,000.
Comments
Posted by citeebouy (anonymous) on November 15, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Young men continuing to use illicit drugs. What a waste of life. No one needs to kill them with a gun, they're killing themselves with their own powder. Stupid is as stupid does.Please pray for him.
Posted by mccrary36703 (anonymous) on November 15, 2008 at 11:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yes I will pray for him, lord my young black brothers GOD help us. All this man had to do is tell the officers the truth. His name. Now he has trapped himself and he must pay the ultimate price. Let the law be enforced to the maxx in this case.
Posted by popdukes12 (anonymous) on November 15, 2008 at 8:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
BET HE DIDN'T HAVE I.D. ON HIM (WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC REASON TO CHECK HIM OUT). EVER WONDERED WHY SOME HOUSES DON'T HAVE NUMBERS ON THEM, OR STREETS SIGNS HAVE BEEN TORN DOWN? BELIEVE IT OR NOT I HAD ONE OF MY CRIMINAL TYPE BUDDIES TELL ME THAT IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR THE MAN TO FIND HIM. THIS IS WHAT THE POLICE ARE WORKING WITH "OUT ON THE STREET". POPDUKES12
Posted by pbinc (anonymous) on November 15, 2008 at 11:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My heart goes out to this young man. We as a people must look past the end result, which is jail and see that this young man has a serious problem. This problem causes him to do stupid stuff. Instead of throwing these people in jail, let's try to help them into some type of recovery program. I promise you that jail is not the place for these types of people. They will come out and do the exact same thing, provided that the problem is not corrected. We have to start treating this illness as a disease and not a moral deficiancy. Truly, you would'nt put a person with cancer in jail. But I guess it's better and more profitable to build more jails than to treat this bizzare behavior. It truly takes a deeper level of understanding......but on the surface, let's just throw them in jail...right?
Posted by noneofurbus (anonymous) on November 16, 2008 at 12:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Please, don't nobody want to hear that crap. The only thing wrong with this young man is that he does not want to make an honest living like everyone else. They want the easy way in life. This young man needs to realize that he makes his own decisions and instead of deciding to do wrong, maybe he should decide to do right. You can save that crap, I work with kids all day and even 6th graders know right from wrong, so I know a grown man should.
Posted by popdukes12 (anonymous) on November 16, 2008 at 7:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
PBINC: SETTING AN EXAMPLE SHOULD ALSO BE A DETERRANT. THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT THE PRESSURE FROM OTHERS AROUND HIM WON'T GO AWAY, WHETHER HE IS IN JAIL OR IN THERAPY. POPDUKES12
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