5 smoke pot in sheriff's parking lot

ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) - Five teens on a spring break trip to Corpus Christi got more than they bargained for Friday night when they were caught smoking pot in a police parking lot.

The teens are identified as Corey Andresen, 18, Evan Godin, 18, Trevor Prien, 18, Nicolas Colightly, 19, and Tyler McWaters, 19.

The five stopped in what they thought was a museum parking lot at 6:30 p.m. It was actually the lot for the Chaves County Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff Rob Coon said an observant dispatcher noticed the peculiar behavior.

“They all got out and started passing a couple of marijuana pipes around. Our dispatchers had a clear shot right to where they were at,” Coon said.

He said the dispatchers immediately sent deputies out to the parking lot and asked the teenagers what they were doing.

“They fessed up that they were smoking marijuana,” Coon said.

When deputies asked if the teens had any idea where they were at, they replied, 'Isn’t this a museum,' according to Coon.

Coon said his office catches people smoking marijuana all the time, but never on their doorstep.

“That’s why they call it dope. I mean, they were kind of morons when they pulled up in front of our office,” he said.

The teenagers were cited and released. All five are expected to appear in Chaves County Court Friday.