A Queens man who survived the infamous Sean Bell shooting is in trouble with the law again. Police sources tell the Post that Trent Benefield was "brazenly" smoking a marijuana-stuffed cigar, or "blunt," on a street in Jamaica yesterday afternoon when cops spotted him. But Benefield thought fast and swallowed the remaining contraband. Unfortunately, he then proceeded to stop thinking, reportedly telling the officers, "You have nothing on me, I ate it!"
So instead of a misdemeanor charge of burning marijuana "in public view," Benefield is now charged with felony tampering with evidence and obstructing governmental administration. He was released without bail, and according to the Post this is his third arrest since the 2006 Bell shooting, when a confrontation with plainclothes cops sparked a blaze of NYPD gunfire that killed Bell on the eve of his wedding. Benefield was shot in both ankles that night, and won $900,000 in a lawsuit against the city. It's unclear what he's been spending the money on, but we're guessing it's not law school.
