Man's tortilla dough mistaken for cocaine. 4 days in jail, still trying to get dog, truck back [View All]

Man jailed for tortilla dough
Deputies charged him with cocaine possession


But instead of reaching the home of his sister, whom he hadn't seen in nearly a decade, the 45-year-old carpet cleaner found himself in the Buncombe County jail under a $300,000 bond on charges of driving while intoxicated, failing to heed police lights and sirens and possession of 91 pounds of cocaine.

He was released four days later after sheriff's deputies realized Hernandez, who said he doesn't drink at all, wasn't intoxicated and that what was in the back of his truck was exactly what he had said — $400 worth of cheese, shrimp and tortilla and tamale dough meant as a gift to his sister.

Now struggling to reclaim his truck and dog that were taken away, Hernandez said he wants only to see his family and possibly get some compensation for his time and expenses.
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“I asked in court, ‘Who's going to pay me for what I lost?' They said, ‘I don't know. It's not my problem,'” Hernandez said.


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