Sunday, October 5, 2008

Man freed from jail after white powder found to be deodorant - Not cocaine


Minneapolis/St. Paul - A Shakopee man who spent two months in jail after being found with white powder has been cleared after tests showed the powder was deodorant, not cocaine. Thirty-one-year-old Cornelius F. Salonis was arrested Aug. 3 for allegedly driving drunk. He was jailed after police said they found cocaine in his car.
Salonis' attorney blames a faulty field test for the false result. Richard Hillesheim says a state crime lab concluded the powder was deodorant. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Jillian Michaels