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Man chokes on crack

2007 Reader Submission
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(02-26) 18:12 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A man who died in the custody of San Francisco police last month choked on a bag of crack cocaine he swallowed during an arrest, police said today.

Herbert Tyrone Watt, 42, died Jan. 18 after a traffic stop in the Ingleside Heights neighborhood. Watt, a parolee, was driving a car without license plates and police found a baggie of crack cocaine in his pocket during a search. Officers placed the drugs on the hood of the car, but before they handcuffed Watt he grabbed the bag and swallowed it, police said.

The officers tried to get Watt to spit out the baggie, but he went limp and was taken to Seton Medical Center where he died, police said.

The San Mateo County coroner's office investigated and determined that Watt had choked to

Submitted on 02/26/2007

Submitted by: rachel
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James said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
Thanks for sending this in, Rachel! While this is obviously a "dumb crook" story, it doesn't fall into the "too common" category Iit all happened after the fact vs. during pursuit). Perhaps desperation was the prime ingreedient (as is usually the case), but I can't help wondering if this mook thought he'd get off the hook by swallowing the evidence. Plastic doesn't digest, after all! Anyway, he certainly got off the hook and saved the taxpayers the cost of a trial. I will let Darwin have a look!


Chip said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
I agree with James. I have heard stories of swallowed drugs to avoid detection where the person OD'd but this is the first one I have seen where the person choked. Thanks for the story, rachel


Graham said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
If this schmuck had been intelligent he wouldn't be doing what he was, I suppose. Maybe someone should have shown him how to tie a proper knot!Still, one more crackhead off the streets, eh? Thanks, Rachel.


Tracy said:
Definitely Toss: Not Amusing
Thanks for the story, but I don't think it can be written up to be particularly amusing, sorry


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