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WILKES-BARRE — Adam Cottle, an outspoken opponent of police and an advocate for marijuana reform, has been found guilty of numerous charges of marijuana possession after a trial this week.
On Thursday, a jury found Cottle guilty of 12 misdemeanor counts related to marijuana possession, along with a felony count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
Cottle was also found guilty by Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas of three additional misdemeanor counts related to possession.
Cottle, 32, of Shavertown, first made headlines last year after he was arrested on charges in March 2018 stemming from a June 2017 traffic stop. Police say he was found in his car in a cemetery early one morning with marijuana and paraphernalia. He was arrested after a summons mailed to him came back as undeliverable in January of last year.
The man frequently posts on social media criticizing the justice system. Cottle frequently posts about jury nullification, a concept that suggests jurors should find defendants not guilty if they believe the law they are accused of breaking is unjust.
Lupas scheduled Cottle’s sentencing for July 11, but said he could apply for the intermediate punishment program, a program designed for offenders of drug crimes to rehabilitate themselves.