Man calls radio station, jokes about being high, then gets arrested

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An Irwin man's call to the WXDX morning radio show inadvertently tipped police officers about a bag of marijuana in his vehicle, police said.

Michael Hegland was cited on suspicion of possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia Friday, according to Channel 11’s news exchange partners at TribLIVE.

The citations came about after the 25-year-old made a call to 105.9's "The X" morning show and joked about being high. Hegland called shortly after 9 a.m. Friday to talk about a run-in he had with Irwin police on Wednesday.

Hegland told morning show host Bob McLaughlin he was pulled over for a brake light violation and was cited for not changing the address on his driver's license. Hegland said the officer who pulled him over told him if he updated his license within two days the citation would be dropped.


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Irwin Police Chief Joseph Pocsatko received a call from a colleague about 9:30 a.m. asking if he had been listening to the show, as he often does.

The colleague explained the radio interview. Pocsatko then reviewed the report from the brake-light incident before he was called to the station to speak with Hegland.

Pocsatko said Hegland "reeked of marijuana."

"I then asked him if he had just called a radio station and made light of coming to speak with a police officer concerning a violation, as he was currently high," Pocsatko wrote in a police report.

Pocsatko asked Hegland to walk him to his 1989 Ford Tempo to verify that the brake lights worked when he noticed "a distinct smell" of marijuana emanating from the car.

"I then asked him if he was in possession of any marijuana. ... Hegland hesitated and stated, 'All I wanted to do was come and talk about this citation,' I then interjected, 'After you called a radio station and publicly made the comment you were coming to speak to the police while you were high,'" Pocsatko wrote.

Hegland responded, saying, "I always call them guys and jack them around about being high," police said.

Pocsatko asked Hegland again if he had any marijuana. Hegland removed from the Tempo a Camel cigarette box, which contained a plastic bag with suspected marijuana, along with a glass pipe, the police report said.

Hegland was then cited on charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, but was released after Pocsatko determined he was not really under the influence.
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Cops listen to radio stations, who would have known?

Still an interesting story though. Moral of the story: Don't self-incriminate via broadcast radio!

Those cops had something to better to do, though, for sure. I think they just wanted to make an example out of this guy.
 
The cops around here in PA have a cult of personality that they like to keep up, if you don't do stupid shit like the man in the story did and keep your mouth shut you can usually get away without trouble.
 
Fuck the Police. Seriously, I've noticed that in PA as soon as your out of the immediate vicinity of the city, the cops have nothing better to do Smoking weed is like the crime of the century in some townships and it can be fucking ridiculous.
 
Mora Fiend said:
The cops around here in PA have a cult of personality that they like to keep up, if you don't do stupid shit like the man in the story did and keep your mouth shut you can usually get away without trouble.
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True that I was with these two guys we were all high on molly. A cop stops us cause we were going into a park which was closed. He didn't get out of his cruiser but asked us what was up and we were like just turning around. He went oh okay and let us go lol. Even with a car full of drugs...

Also hebb I keep ending up in each thread you post lol or you're in mine. Weird hahaha but funny at the same time.
 
Cant say i feel sorry for dude...That shits straight stupid. god damn, i know some people just cant handle "no snitchin" when it comes to other people but the least you can do is not snitch on your SELF....Dumb mutha fucka for sure...
 
It was stupid of the guy to self-incriminate, but I am sure glad that the cops got him.
He was clearly a threat to society, heck, to civilization itself.
What would we do if many people drove around, smoking cannabis and calling radio stations and telling jokes? We can't let this kind of behavior go unpunished!
So, even if it means letting a rapist or mugger get away, it is a good thing they got him!
 
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