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LAWNEWS


A Georgia woman has been released after she was arrested for possession – of SpaghettiOs.


According to the Gainesville Times, police arrested Ashley Huff, 23, when they found a “suspicious residue” they believed to be meth on a spoon inside the car she was riding in.


Huff was subsequently charged with possession of methamphetamine.


Huff repeatedly told police that there was “no way in hell” that the substance was drug residue, according to Hall County assistant public defender Chris van Rossem.




Huff was unable to afford her bail and spent more than a month in jail while her attorney attempted to arrange a plea bargain.


She was released only after the crime lab finally came back with the results of its substance analysis.


It was spaghetti sauce.


“I think she said it had been SpaghettiOs,” said van Rossem.


Jordan Richardson, a visiting legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, said police are within their rights to make an arrest when there is probable cause and that this case is no exception.


Richardson did raise concerns about the plea deal Huff was considering before the results came back from the crime lab.


“The scary thing is that when she was confronted with jail and a fine, even though she turned out to be innocent, it was easier to take the punishment,” said Richardson.


According to KRON 4, Huff is considering legal action.

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[Kermit]

Bath Salts and Spaghetti-Os is all the rage now.

[innovation]

upgrade.....3 square meals and room sevice

[tokio]

I would be so mad if this happened to me. But she does look like a meth head...

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Who the fawk eats SpaghettiOs in their car???

[Kermit]

Who the fawk eats SpaghettiOs in their car???

There has got to be more to this story that the media is leaving out.

[jtoler]

Looks older than 23, cop probably suspected this because the area could be known for it, she could be a user but they got it wrong this time. Why did the test take a month, Id be looking to sue if I were her.

[innovation]

She must have a record or several prior's .

Don't know how u can't cough up bail or find someone who will, assuming this is her first brush with the law and knowing she did nothing wrong.

How much could bail possibly be on a first offense of drug paraphernalia?

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Looks older than 23, cop probably suspected this because the area could be known for it, she could be a user but they got it wrong this time. Why did the test take a month, Id be looking to sue if I were her.

No doubt she will sue. She's gonna have crack cocaine parties until she OD's.

[6thtime]

There has got to be more to this story that the media is leaving out.

I have to agree with Kermey here; feels like we're not getting the whole story.

[muldoon]

I have to agree with Kermey here; feels like we're not getting the whole story.

Like why was she pulled over and her car searched - for starters.

[Kermit]

Like why was she pulled over and her car searched - for starters.

Exactly, none of the news stories mention that part at all. I think that I may have caught that this woman was the passenger in the car in one article.

The media loves shock value, but if they reported the entire story, that shock may not be so shocking.

[Kermit]

[muldoon]

Exactly, none of the news stories mention that part at all. I think that I may have caught that this woman was the passenger in the car in one article.

The media loves shock value, but if they reported the entire story, that shock may not be so shocking.

Truth is though - whether she can post bail or not should be irrelevant. .

If the only crime suspected is that she consumed a drug or might be in possession of it, it's insane that she'd spend more than a few hours in jail.

[snapperman2]

Why was she riding around with a dirty spoon in her car anyway? What a slob.