sfaJack 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/m...politan/2235422 Man chokes to death trying to hide bag of pot in mouth Associated Press FORT WORTH -- A man changing a flat tire choked to death on a bag of marijuana he stuffed down his throat in an apparent attempt to hide it from police who stopped to help him early today. Cpl. Frank Lott of the Corinth Police Department said officers had no idea Nickolas Sandoval, 24, of Ponder, had drugs when they spotted him on Interstate 35E in Corinth, about 45 miles northeast of Fort Worth. "Officers went from 'Oh, hey, here is someone with a flat tire' to 'Hey, this guy is choking,'" Lott told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for its online edition today. Officers noticed a plastic bag lodged in the man's throat, but it was too far down for them to extract. They kept trying to dislodge it until an ambulance arrived, and medical personnel were able to remove it, Lott said. Sandoval was pronounced dead at Denton Regional Medical Center about 3:30 a.m., said Linda Anderson, a spokeswoman for the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office. The cause of death has been ruled as "asphyxiation due to aspiration of plastic bag," she said. Sandoval had been convicted in Denton County of multiple counts of marijuana possession, a Class B misdemeanor, between September 1999 and December 2001, court records show. He pleaded guilty to the charge in September 1999 and received a deferred adjudication sentence after 12 months of probation. In August 2000, he pleaded no contest to another marijuana possession charge and was sentenced to 40 days in jail. In December 2001, he was convicted of possession of marijuana and sentenced to 95 days in jail. Also in December 2001, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving and was sentenced to another 95 days in jail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Darwinism at its finest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Stupid hippie... take the pot OUT of the bag to fucking eat it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted November 20, 2003 what a waste...of marijuana Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Not to worry.........I bet it was dirt weed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Skironox Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Must have really had the munchies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 And somewhere a lawyer is brewing up a "wrongful death" lawsuit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 And somewhere a lawyer is brewing up a "wrongful death" lawsuit... One lawyer? Shit, probably a whole firm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
