Crime

Cops: NOLA city attorney drops 'joint' in courthouse

By Crimesider Staff

October 4, 2012 / 4:07 PM EDT / CBS News

Jason Cantrell, an assistant city attorney and son of Magistrate Commissioner Harry Cantrell, was issued a summons for simple possession of marijuana after a joint fell out of his pocket and onto the floor while talking to New Orleans Police Department officers on Monday. Cantrell, who is married to a candidate for the District B seat on the city Council, LaToya Cantrell, is a first time offender and was cited and let go under the city policy for low-level marijuana cases.

Jason Cantrell is seen here in an undated photo.