Man Says He Held Synthetic Pot for Driver 'Because He is a Friend': Police

Photo: Mikyail Herring, 19 | Cook County Sheriff

A man who was a passenger in a car stopped for expired plates arrested after police found synthetic marijuana hidden in his shoe, prosecutors said in court on Monday.

Mikyail Herring, 19, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on charges of possession of a controlled substance.

According to the charges, Evergreen Park police curbed the vehicle that Herring was riding in around 9:30 a.m. September 13.

Police said they found three blunts and the car smelled of cannabis when they approached it. Also recovered was a green plastic bag in Herring’s left shoe containing nine grams of synthetic marijuana.

Prosecutors said that Herring made a statement to police stating that the fake weed belonged to the driver. Herring allegedly told police he was holding the synthetic pot for the driver “because he is a friend.”

Herring was sentenced to probation for criminal damage to state property and unlawful possession of fraudulent credit cards last month, prosecutors said.

Judge Felice set bail on the new charge at $100,000. Herring has another hearing for violation of probation.