By Bonnie Culverhouse

Smoking marijuana at a city-owned park may not be a good idea, as one local man learned last week.

Jadameon Kentrell Lewis, 22, of the 400 block of Gum St., was arrested by Minden Police and charged with resisting an officer, fraudulent firearm and ammunition purchase, access device fraud and on an active bench warrant for disturbing the peace in a violent manner.

Chief Jared McIver said Sgt. Reece Tewell observed a vehicle backed into a parking spot at Ewell Park around 8 p.m., after the park was closed.

“When Sgt. Tewell contacted the driver, the man was wearing a full-face mask. He claimed to have no identification because his phone died. He then identified himself as Marcus Williams and provided a birthdate,” McIver said.

Using software on his vehicle’s computer and dispatch’s search, Tewell reportedly was unable to find a name and birthdate that coincided.

“Sgt. Tewell asked again for the name and birthday,” said the chief. “The subject seemed to be having difficulty remembering the date, so he was asked for his social security number – which also turned out to be wrong.”

When the subject was asked to step out of the vehicle, Tewell reportedly smelled the odor of burnt marijuana. The officer was granted consent to search and located a wallet with an identification card for Jadameon Lewis.

“The sergeant asked the subject to remove the face mask,” McIver said. “When he did, the officer positively identified him as Lewis. Sgt. Tewell asked Lewis why he lied, but he refused to answer, saying ‘I don’t know.’”

Dispatch ran Lewis for warrants and it was confirmed he had several active warrants through Minden Police Department. 

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