Victor Thompson tells police he was in Florida to visit with son

A New Hampshire man with a distinctive Patriots helmet tattoo was arrested in Florida last month for possession of Spice, which is commonly referred to as synthetic marijuana.In a St. Petersburg police report obtained by The Smoking Gun, police said Victor Thompson, 46, told the responding officer he didn’t know Spice was illegal in Florida because it was still legal in New Hampshire, his home state.Click to view the mugshots.Thompson said he bought Spice at Williams Park in St. Petersburg for $15. Police said they found 3.1 grams of Spice in Thompson’s pocket in a package called “Ninja Strength Smoke.”Thompson told police he had only been in Florida for 3 weeks to meet his son for the first time in 25 years after his wife recently passed away.News 9 interviewed Thompson in January 2008 when he received the tattoo after the Patriots’ perfect regular season.“It’s something that popped in my head. I was watching the game, and I said, ‘I want my head to look like Tom Brady’s helmet,’” he said in the 2008 interview.Click to view photos of Thompson receiving the tattoo.

A New Hampshire man with a distinctive Patriots helmet tattoo was arrested in Florida last month for possession of Spice, which is commonly referred to as synthetic marijuana.

In a St. Petersburg police report obtained by The Smoking Gun, police said Victor Thompson, 46, told the responding officer he didn’t know Spice was illegal in Florida because it was still legal in New Hampshire, his home state.

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Thompson said he bought Spice at Williams Park in St. Petersburg for $15. Police said they found 3.1 grams of Spice in Thompson’s pocket in a package called “Ninja Strength Smoke.”

Thompson told police he had only been in Florida for 3 weeks to meet his son for the first time in 25 years after his wife recently passed away.

News 9 interviewed Thompson in January 2008 when he received the tattoo after the Patriots’ perfect regular season.

“It’s something that popped in my head. I was watching the game, and I said, ‘I want my head to look like Tom Brady’s helmet,’” he said in the 2008 interview.

Click to view photos of Thompson receiving the tattoo.