For One Veteran, Alabama Was The Worst Case Scenario

The Washington Post tells the story of Sean Worley, an Iraq War veteran driving through Alabama and stopping for gas in Gordo, a tiny town in Pickens County.

That was his first mistake.

The Post reports:

"The next was blasting music at the pump loudly enough to catch the attention of a local police officer.

And the third error was letting Officer Carl Abramo, who said he smelled marijuana in Worsley’s car, to search the vehicle.

What was the worst that could happen? The marijuana in his back seat had been legally prescribed to him in Arizona. Worsley, an Iraq War veteran with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), had used the substance for years to calm his nightmares and soothe his back pain."

The Post story reports he ended up spending 60 months in prison.

Read a detailed account of the arrest HERE.