Wreck reveals mound of marijuana

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

McMinnville K-9 Officer Tim Jones displays a bag full of what is believed to be marijuana found inside the wreckage of the car driven by Keesha Pleasant. She was injured when she slammed into a tree on Oriole Drive Tuesday. (Duane Sherrill photo)

A crash on Oriole Drive Tuesday morning has left a motorist charged with felony drug possession after police reportedly found a quarter-pound of marijuana laying on her front seat.

The driver turned defendant, Keesha Pleasant, 19, is charged with possession of marijuana for resale. She was served the arrest warrant after she underwent treatment for minor injuries suffered the Tuesday morning crash.

According to McMinnville Police K-9 Officer Tim Jones, the accident happened around 8 a.m. Tuesday when Pleasant failed to negotiate a curve on Oriole Drive near Oakes Apartments. Police believe it was slick pavement which caused her to lose control and strike a pair of small trees. Police do not believe she was under the influence of an intoxicant.

It was after Pleasant was removed from the wreckage of her car police found the bag containing the dope on the front passenger seat. The bag containing the marijuana was inside a Crown Royal bag.

In light of the discovery, Pleasant reportedly maintained she had allowed a friend to borrow her car, insinuating the borrower may have left the dope is inside the vehicle. Police doubt the story.

“Dope is like money and most people aren’t just going to forget and leave a quarter-pound of marijuana in a borrowed car,” Jones said, noting the substance will be sent off to confirm it is in fact marijuana and not some counterfeit substance.