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Mobile Police Make Arrest in ‘Spice’ Furnishing to Minor Case

Apr 25th, 2014

On April 23, 2014, Mobile Police and Mobile Fire Rescue were dispatched to a call involving a 15 year-old juvenile female suffering from severe effects of an overdose after smoking Marijuana Analog, also known as ‘Spice" with a known adult male. The victim was transported to a local hospital. The male was not on scene.

On April 25, 2014, after a two-day investigation into this case that stemmed from Baker High School, 18 year-old Malcolm Jerome Nichols was arrested and charged with Sale, Furnishing, etc., of Controlled Substances by Persons Over Age 18 to Persons Under Age 18, which is a Class A Felony. The investigation revealed Nichols provided the drug to the juvenile and then left the location when she became severely ill from its effects.

Mobile Police will continue investigating this case. Anyone with any information about the sale, use or possession of "Spice" should contact Mobile Police Intel at (251) 208-7000 or text to CRIMES (274637) and include the keyword CRIME 411.



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Ashley H. Rains
Public Information Office