Skateboarder found with marijuana

A UAPD officer assisted a community service officer on Friday at 5:50 p.m. after a man was reportedly caught doing skateboard tricks on UA property.

The community officer told the UAPD officer the name the man had given him, but the man told the officer that he had lied about his name because he did not think the community officer was a real cop.

Once he got the man’s real name, the officer ran a records check and saw the man had a warrant for arrest from Tucson Police Department for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

The man was placed under arrest for false reporting to law enforcement and for the warrant.

While the officer was searching the man, he found a small wooden case in the man’s shirt pocket.

The man told the officer that inside the case was marijuana and a small metal smoking pipe. The metal pipe had burnt marijuana residue on it. The man had 1.2 grams of marijuana.

After the officer found the items, the man was additionally charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The man said that he was given the marijuana and the case by a friend but would not say by whom.

The marijuana, case and pipe were placed into UAPD property as evidence. The man was transported to and booked into the Pima County Jail.