Man on pre-trial release charged with marijuana possession and tampering with evidence

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Diatrez Plaise Anderson, 21, was arrested last night and charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and tampering with evidence after his friend allegedly offered a “hit” from his “blunt” to a police officer and he later tried to throw away the marijuana.

A Gainesville Police Department officer reportedly saw Anderson holding a lit marijuana “blunt” at 1005 W. University Avenue at about 11:20 p.m. last night, where his friend reportedly offered a “hit” of the “blunt” to a police officer. Anderson was then taken into custody.

After the officer took him to the jail, she checked the back of her patrol vehicle and reportedly found a bag of marijuana in a trash receptacle in the back seat, resulting in the charge of tampering with evidence.

Anderson has a juvenile criminal history and a felony drug conviction; he is also on pre-trial release in another case with charges of trafficking in phenethylamines and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Judge Walter Green set bail at $7,000.

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