Capshaw, 34, may have swallowed bag of meth
A Mt. Leo man faces evidence tampering charges after he disposed of an alleged bag of methamphetamine in an unusual way.
According to warrants filed by Deputy Ramsey Womack, the suspect, Larry Capshaw, 34, swallowed a bag containing white powder as he was being placed into custody on unrelated charges Sunday morning at his home on Mt. Leo Street.
According to arrest reports, Capshaw was placed under arrest and handcuffed in front. At that point, Womack went about searching the suspect’s person in preparation for his ride to jail. During the search, Womack reported finding a small bag in the suspect’s wallet, containing what he believed to be meth.
However, as Womack was looking at the bag, Capshaw reportedly snatched the bag away with his cuffed hands and shoved the bag into his mouth. Attempts to prevent Capshaw from swallowing the evidence were unsuccessful.
According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny, with the evidence swallowed, the attention turned to the suspect’s welfare since ingesting meth in mass quantities could cause an overdose.
“We were concerned about his health at that point,” Matheny said. “We took him for medical attention but he turned it down so we observed him for a while to make sure he was going to be OK.”
Matheny said Capshaw showed no outward signs of illness and was eventually placed in jail.
While lawmen will never know with certainly what was in the bag since it was ingested by Capshaw, Matheny said they have a good case of tampering with evidence since the deputy personally witnessed the suspect disposing of the evidence.