Crime & Safety

Potty Mouth: Elmhurst Cops Say Romeoville Man Hid Marijuana in Mouth

The Romeoville man was encouraged to spit it out, police said.

A Romeoville man pulled over for driving around at night without his headlights tried hiding his marijuana in his mouth, police said.

Javaris Moore, 21, of 716 Delta Ave. was pulled over about 4:30 a.m. Saturday on York Street near the Interstate 290 ramp.

An Elmhurst officer "discovered shortly into the stop that (Moore) was concealing cannabis in his mouth and when encouraged to spit it out, (the officer) recovered .6 grams from the pavement," police said.

Moore was taken into custody and charged with driving while license suspended, possession of cannabis and driving without insurance. He was released on bond.

Go check out our Facebook page.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.