TAMPA — A Florida man is behind bars for failing to unlock his phones following a traffic stop.
Fox 13 News reported William Montanez was pulled over in June for improper yielding in Tampa.
He wouldn’t allow cops to search his car, so a drug-sniffing dog was brought in. A small amount of marijuana was allegedly found, and cops asked to search his cell phones.
Again, Montanez said no, so detectives got a warrant. His attorney calls it a “fishing expedition.”
Judge Gregory Holder ruled Thursday cops could go through the cell phones, but Montanez said the two phones are new an