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On Saturday night, July 19th, 2014, Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Miller was traveling east on Broadway near Evergreen when a gold Chevrolet Prizm passed him westbound speeding in the 35 mph zone. Deputy Miller stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver, identified as 18-year-old Devontay Hood. Deputy Miller stated in his report when Hood rolled down the driver’s side window, he could smell a strong odor of marijuana emanating from inside the vehicle. There were also two 17-year-old passengers inside the vehicle.
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Deputy Miller asked Hood if he had been smoking marijuana and he said he had not. He said he had been at “The Loungeâ€, a new private night club located at Sprague and Bowdish, and that people all around him were smoking marijuana. Hood said that he may have received a “contact high†from people smoking inside. The two 17-year-old passengers told another deputy they had also been at the club and did not get carded. The club is designated for patrons 21 and over.
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After Deputy Miller ran Hood through a series of field sobriety tests, he determined he was impaired. Deputy Miller obtained a search warrant and a blood draw was completed by an AMR paramedic. Hood was booked into jail for DUI and an unrelated felony warrant.
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Deputy Craig Chamberlin
Spokane County Sheriff’s Office
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