Cops will intimidate someone into allowing a warrantless search. Can they hold you until a warrant arrives - no.
Cops will arrest for the highest crime they can come up with, then the DA reviews the evidence and most of the time the case is dropped or knocked down a minor offense.
This was some kind of "dog and pony" show, why? I have no idea. I do know the cops, thanks to the Patriot Act, are pushing the limits of their powers on the public, testing to see what they can do to us before we bite back.
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