Burning Pot Leads To Seizure – Man Busted For Coffee Table Weed In Goderich

(GODERICH, ON) – A Goderich resident managed to escape injury after emergency crews responded to a Newgate Street residence on July 11, 2015. At approximately 12:18 a.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron EMS & Goderich Fire Department responded to the two-story home after receiving an emergency call for assistance. The caller reported to police there was a male inside the residence that appeared to be sleeping on a living room sofa and he could hear a smoke alarm sounding off inside the residence.

Huron OPP officers arrived on scene and observed smoke starting to fill up the kitchen. The smoke was coming from a burning pot that was left unattended on the stove element. Officers tried to get the male’s attention from outside the residence however he did not move from the sofa. Fearing for the man’s safety, officers forced entry into the home and were able to wake the male from his deep sleep. The element was shut off prior to catching fire and the male was checked over by EMS.

Although the male escaped injury, his good fortune turned when officers spotted in plain view, a quantity of marihuana lying on the nearby coffee table. As a result, 47-year-old Peter ROBINSON from Goderich has been charged with Possession of a Schedule II Substance – Cannabis Marihuana. He has a scheduled court appearance set for August 24, 2015 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.

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