A man who police say told them he “of course” had cocaine in his nostrils because “it’s Aspen” to drug possession.
will receive a two-year deferred sentence in exchange for the guilty plea to possession of cocaine, meaning the felony charge will be wiped from his record if he stays out of trouble for two years. Ford also pleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer.
Two Aspen police officers discovered Ford chopping lines of cocaine on a stone bench across from Little Annie’s Eating House at about 2:10 a.m. Oct. 5, according to court documents. The officers saw two credit cards on the bench dusted with a white, powdery substance as well as a line of white powder near Ford’s leg that he brushed to the ground when officers asked about it.
An officer shined his flashlight up Ford’s nose, noticed a white substance and said he believed it was cocaine, according to an arrest warrant filed in district court.
“Of course I have cocaine up my nose,” the officer said Ford told him. “It’s Aspen.”
