Haines City teacher caught smoking meth in Winter Haven park, police say
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A Haines City High School teacher was arrested after police said they caught him smoking meth after hours in a Winter Haven park.
The Winter Haven Police Department said officers were patrolling parks around 10 p.m. Tuesday when they found a red Toyota Prius parked at Lyons Park.
Officers said 54-year-old Shane Christopher Olson, a world history teacher at Haines City High School, was found inside the car.
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Olson told officers he didn't know he was not supposed to be in the park after hours. He said he pulled over to the park to use his phone because 'he didn't want to text and drive.'
Officers said Olson also told them that he was smoking something that had been given to him by some friends.
Police said they observed the pipe Olson was smoking from and tested its contents. They said the test was positive for the presence of methamphetamine.
A white, crystal-like substance and another container inside a black bag with two other pipes were found inside Olson's car, according to Winter Haven police.
Invesitgators said all the pipes and containers tested positive for meth.
Olson was taken into custody and booked into the Polk County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia – smoking device.
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