Just after 2:30 am on Tuesday, February 15th Galesburg Police conducted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle in the 1500 block of East Main Street. Police made contact with the male driver and two female passengers and could detect a strong odor of burnt cannabis. When asked why, the uncooperative, 38-year old male driver told police to “stop asking stupid questions” since cannabis was legal, according to police reports. One of the female passengers, identified as 30-year old Shabrell Coleman of Galesburg, was found to be in possession of a cannabis “blunt”. Officers also located an open bottle of Patron on a purse near where Coleman was sitting. The driver was cited for speeding. Coleman was arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of Cannabis in a motor vehicle and Illegal Transportation of Alcohol by a passenger.
