--- description: An Orlando man has been cleared of criminal charges after police officers thought dried glaze from a Krispy Kreme doughnut was crystal meth. title: Man Arrested Because Orlando Police Thought Doughnut Glaze Was Meth image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99cad489dd0ebc49/6988a059428a9e39dfcd3b1a/krispy_kreme_meth_072916.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Florida](/tag/florida/) ## Florida Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Man Arrested Because Orlando Police Thought Doughnut Glaze Was Meth by [Emma Ockerman](/author/emma-ockerman/) ## Emma Ockerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 29, 2016 5:03 PM CUT  In this photo illustration, Krispy Kreme Donuts are seen on May 09, 2016 in Miami, Florida. In this photo illustration, Krispy Kreme Donuts are seen on May 09, 2016 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle—Getty Images by [Emma Ockerman](/author/emma-ockerman/) ## Emma Ockerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 29, 2016 5:03 PM CUT An 64-year-old Orlando man has been cleared of criminal charges following his December arrest, when police officers thought a “rock like substance” on the floor of his car—actually the dried glaze from a [Krispy Kreme](http://time.com/4225439/krispy-kreme-dunkin-donuts-new-england/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") doughnut—was crystal meth. Daniel Frederick Rushing was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine after he was pulled over for speeding, [_NBC 6_](http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Orlando-Police-Mistook-Krispy-Kreme-Doughnut-Glaze-for-Meth-Report-388613222.html "undefined") reports. The arresting officer stated in a police report that she had “recognized, through my eleven years of training and experience as a law enforcement officer,” a dried substance on the floor of Rushing’s car to be “the substance to be some sort of narcotic.” The officer performed two separate field tests, which tested positive for the presence of amphetamines. Rushing used to [buy a doughnut every other Wednesday](http://time.com/4371552/krispy-kreme-japan-watermelon-donuts/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined"), according to the Orlando [_Sentinel_](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-cop-mistook-doughnut-glaze-for-meth-20160727-story.html "undefined"). A state crime lab tested the caked glaze a several weeks after his arrest and cleared him “I kept telling them, ‘That’s … [glaze from a doughnut](http://time.com/4321571/machine-krispy-kreme-nutella-donuts/?iid=sr-link6 "undefined"). … They tried to say it was crack cocaine at first, then they said, ‘No, it’s meth, crystal meth,'” Rushing told the _Sentinel._ Rushing has hired a lawyer and plans to ask the city to pay him damages. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4430921/man-arrested-because-orlando-police-thought-doughnut-glaze-was-meth/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4430921/man-arrested-because-orlando-police-thought-doughnut-glaze-was-meth/"},"headline":"Man Arrested Because Orlando Police Thought Doughnut Glaze Was Meth","datePublished":"2016-07-29T17:03:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:39:48.916Z","description":"Police officers thought the \"rock like substance\" was narcotics","url":"https://time.com/4430921/man-arrested-because-orlando-police-thought-doughnut-glaze-was-meth/","keywords":["Florida","Crime","Drugs","Orlando"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99cad489dd0ebc49/6988a059428a9e39dfcd3b1a/krispy_kreme_meth_072916.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Emma Ockerman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/emma-ockerman/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99cad489dd0ebc49/6988a059428a9e39dfcd3b1a/krispy_kreme_meth_072916.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Acquired By JAB Holding Co For $1.35 Billion","caption":"Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Acquired By JAB Holding Co For $1.35 Billion","creditText":"Joe Raedle—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/florida/","name":"Florida"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4430921/man-arrested-because-orlando-police-thought-doughnut-glaze-was-meth/","name":"Man Arrested Because Orlando Police Thought Doughnut Glaze Was Meth"}}]}] ```