Three police officers from Santa Ana, CA face vandalism and petty theft charges after reportedly smashing five surveillance cameras and lenses during a drug raid at Sky High Holistic and then eating what were thought to be cookies that were laced with THC.<\/p>\n
Two of the three officers, Jorge Arroyo, 32 and Nicole Lynn Quijas, 37, face a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for petty theft while the other officer, Brandon Matthew, 31, faces up to 18 months in jail and a $2,000 fine for petty theft and misdemeanor vandalism for smashing the cameras and lenses.<\/p>\n
A video surfaced after the raid showing the officers joking about kicking an amputee in a wheelchair and eating items from the dispensary's break room which the dispensaries lawyers claimed were THC-laced edibles. In the tape, the officers are seen playing darts and joking around.<\/p>\n
All three officers were placed on paid administrative leave shortly after pending the outcome of the appeals.<\/p>\n
The District Attorney’s office contends by saying that the items taken from the dispensary were Detour Simple protein bars and Mr. Thinster’s cookies.<\/p>\n
"Snacks from the break room, that's there for staff. They're accused of taking protein bars and cookies," said Roxi Fyad, a spokesperson for the Orange County District Attorney's Office.<\/p>\n
While the dispensary's attorney said that the appropriate measures were taken against the officers, they still stood by the fact the officers ate THC-laced edibles. So far there's been no word on what has been done to the officers since the ordeal, or if they have been fired but what should have been a raid looked like it turned into a bizarre pot party.<\/p>\n
Watch the footage of the raid below.<\/p>\n