State v. Book

{¶ 1} The state of Ohio appeals the Ross County Common Pleas Court's judgment in favor of John O. Book regarding his motion to suppress methamphetamines. A courthouse security officer found these drugs on Book during a security screening after a magnetometer activated. The trial court found that the administrative search for the drugs "went beyond the scope of a search for weapons." The state argues that the trial court erred because the officer properly searched for drugs and weapons. Because we find that the search for drugs and weapons comports with the administrative purpose of ensuring…