After giving a fake name to a Gainesville Police Department officer, a man was arrested when he was discovered to have marijuana and two outstanding arrest warrants.
Alphonso Baker, 31, was pulled over while driving on State Road 121 for an improper tag display.
Baker got out of the car, gave his name as Joseph Welch, his date of birth as Nov. 20, 2009, and stated that he had no form of ID on him, according to the arrest report.
After a short time, Baker told the officer he was not Welch and that he used a fake name because he had two outstanding arrest warrants and didn't want to go to jail.
While searching his car, the officer found seven plastic bags containing a total of five grams of marijuana. Baker was arrested and charged with giving a false name to a law enforcement officer and sale or possession with intent to sell a controlled substance.
