27 year-old Jermaine Grant got busted with 15.6 grams cannabis, and now he has to pay $1,000 dollars.
According to Police Constable Mark Martinez, yesterday evening, he and other officers were conducting a patrol when they spotted Grant.
They stopped him and conducted a search, in which they found 17 small parcels of marijuana, to a total of 15.6 grams.
As a result, he was arrested and charged with drug possession, and was arraigned today before Magistrate Stuart.
She sentenced him to pay a fine of $1,000, 200 of which he had to pay upfront. He couldn't do so, and as a result, he remains in custody, until he can make arrangements.
He must pay the entire fine by October 15, 2013, or he will spend 6 months in prison in default.
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