A Florida man who asked police to check the quality of methamphetamine he'd purchased could end up getting the case dismissed.
Thomas Colucci, 41, called 911 in March and told the dispatcher he'd purchased some meth from a man named "Jay Jay" that he had met at a bar -- and he wanted to know whether he'd been ripped off.
A dispatcher sent a couple of deputies to Colucci's house to help him out, and he handed over two small baggies containing a white crystal-like substance, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Colucci told the deputies he had already tried some of the meth and suspected he'd been sold bath salts.
"Colucci went on to tell deputies he was an experienced drug user, having used methamphetamine in the past, and 'knew what it should feel like,'" police said. "Evidently, the substance Colucci had recently purchased did not provide the expected sensation, hence the call to 911."
Police said Colucci told the deputies he did not want other people to purchase "fake meth" and that he wanted to "put the person in trouble" for selling dangerous drugs.
As it turns out, Colucci was wrong. A field test revealed the meth was real, and he was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.
According to court documents obtained by The Smoking Gun, Colucci recently agreed to a pre-trial intervention contract with prosecutors that could see all charges against him dismissed.
The contract, which was filed June 3, requires Colucci to perform 25 hours of community service and pay $700 in court costs and fees, according to the report. He also must refrain from consuming alcohol or illegal drugs, and submit to regular drug testing for 24 months.
If Colucci successfully completes the pre-trial supervision, the case essentially disappears. If he violates the contract's terms, he will face trial on felony and misdemeanor charges.
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