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Timothy Robert Scott, 39, of Springfield allegedly told the trooper he had drugs hidden in his 1998 Lexus 300.

He was under arrest and on his way to jail in the back of an Oregon State Police car April 2, when Timothy Robert Scott -- who had just allegedly crashed his Lexus into a Springfield officer's vehicle while drunk -- asked the trooper a provocative question.

"Can you tell me which tow company took my car?" Scott allegedly asked an Oregon State Police trooper as Scott was on his way to the Lane County Jail. "I have, like, five pounds in that car."

"Of what?" the trooper asked.

"Methamphetamines," Scott replied.

The exchange was captured on the patrol vehicle's in-car video and transcribed in a newly released search warrant affidavit, filed last week in Lane County Circuit Court, seeking permission for detectives to search Scott's car.

Scott, 39, of Springfield allegedly told the trooper he had drugs hidden in his 1998 Lexus 300. He said he doubted that police would find them, seemingly bragging about the last time his car had been searched, according to the affidavit.

In September, Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team detectives searched Scott's car and found a tan, zippered money bag with magnets that attached it under the hood; it was covered by insulation, the affidavit states.

"I got places in there," he said. "I showed them last time. They couldn't even find the empty slot, though. I gave it to them last time, though. I gave them a freebie last time. ... It was between the insulation and the hood last time (in) a magnetic bag."

Springfield police detective David Lewis said Monday that police thoroughly searched Scott's car with the help of a drug-sniffing police dog after the search warrant had been filed, but they did not locate any drugs.

Scott is not currently facing any methamphetamine-related charges related to the incident, but he has a history of meth-related cases.

Scott was on his way to the jail April 2 after allegedly crashing into a Springfield police officer's patrol vehicle on 35th and Industrial streets while driving at an estimated speed of 80 mph. The officer suffered neck and back injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Scott was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants, second-degree assault and reckless driving.

Scott also allegedly told the trooper on the way to the jail that he wasn't using meth at the time of the crash that injured a Springfield police officer, having been clean for three weeks following an arrest by INET in March.

"Ya'll never find it, but I'd like to get it back out of there; that's a lot of money."

--The Associated Press