According to law enforcement sources speaking to the New York Post, a Fox Business reporter was caught trying to sneak a crack pipe into the federal courthouse in downtown Manhattan.

Lawrence Crook III was allegedly caught with the paraphernalia while he was covering the Sprint/T-Mobile merger at the Lower Manhattan Courthouse. He was caught after an attentive court security officer saw a bulge in his sock. When caught, Crook reportedly lamented how he had recently lost his job at CNN and was in “big trouble.”

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Another version of events say Crook was caught when the glass pipe fell out of his pocket.

It’s not known if he still has a job at Fox Business.