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 Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] 
#7078944 - 06/22/07 08:05 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation
June 21, 2007 - sharonherald.com
A Sharon man faces felony drug charges after police said they found a large-scale hallucinogenic mushroom-growing operation in his Meek Street home early Thursday.
Trent John Tompkins, 21, of 359 Meek, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia.
Sharon police Chief Mike Menster said police went to Tompkins’ home at 1:10 a.m. Thursday looking for a stolen laptop computer and saw what they thought looked like a drug lab.
They obtained a search warrant and called in a trained team from state police, including two chemists, to test the materials in the house, Menster said.
“We didn’t know at first what we had in there,” Menster said. “We didn’t want to take any chances.”
Capt. Travis Martwinski said Tompkins had hallucinogenic mushrooms in various stages of growth.
Martwinski said the operation posed no threat to the neighborhood and didn’t create biohazards like a methamphetamine lab does.
He said it seemed Tompkins was also selling starter kits for people to grow the fungi themselves.
Menster said there were tubs and more than 100 canning jars and other materials to manufacture the mushrooms, such as mushroom cake mixture.
The cakes are injected with liquid spores and when kept in the right moisture, temperature and light, the mushrooms grow, Menster said.
Police also recovered a bulletproof vest from Tompkins’ home and took a computer to be analyzed, Menster said.
Menster said it’s the first time he knows of a lab so large being discovered in the city. Because of that, police aren’t sure how much the mushrooms are worth.
He said Tompkins was the only person living there as far as police know.
Police were at the scene until 1:30 p.m. Thursday removing items from the house.
Tompkins was taken to Mercer County Jail after failing to post $50,000 bond. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next Thursday before District Judge James E. McMahon, Sharon.
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: veggie]
#7079067 - 06/22/07 08:51 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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sad for that guy, but I guess he learned why you shouldn't leave all that junk out in plain sight.
On a different hand, it's nice to see a nice unbiased article about a bust. I was expecting a line like "Hallucinogenic mushrooms only grow off the living flesh of human children."
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: veggie]
#7079080 - 06/22/07 08:54 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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well at least they got the information right. that poor guy. does it say where this occured in the article? i hope the judge takes it easy on him. 
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: veggie]
#7079163 - 06/22/07 09:20 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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Man, the guy had a bulletproof vest? That kinda shit makes this sort of case so much worse. He musta been selling, and selling dumb too.
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
#7079253 - 06/22/07 09:49 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
OneMoreRobot3021 said:
Man, the guy had a bulletproof vest? That kinda shit makes this sort of case so much worse. He musta been selling, and selling dumb too.
Wow, im glad your not a judge. 1) nothing wrong with having a bullet proof vest 2) how does owning one indicate dealing 3) how does it make anything worse except in the eyes of the simple minded who are just looking for something else to be judgemental over? The courts arent going to give a damn.
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: dedjam]
#7079258 - 06/22/07 09:52 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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gopenguins said:
3) how does it make anything worse except in the eyes of the simple minded who are just looking for something else to be judgemental over?
That's all I was talking about...geez..I'm not judging him saying he was a hardened criminal, but owning a bulletproof vest gives the cops and the judge more ammunition against him...
And how do you think they found out about his mushroom grow? He probably was selling..
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
#7079426 - 06/22/07 10:36 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
OneMoreRobot3021 said:
And how do you think they found out about his mushroom grow? He probably was selling..
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Sharon police Chief Mike Menster said police went to Tompkins’ home at 1:10 a.m. Thursday looking for a stolen laptop computer and saw what they thought looked like a drug lab.
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: Ziggen]
#7079435 - 06/22/07 10:39 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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I should hone my reading skills...
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
#7079504 - 06/22/07 10:58 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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On a side note, its illegal in some states for convicted felons to own a bullet proof vest. If the suspect has a previous record, could be very bad.
"United States law restricts bulletproof vests for convicted criminals. Many US states also have penalties for possession or use of body armor. In February of 1999, the late Russell Jones a.k.a. "Ol' Dirty Bastard" was arrested in California for possession of body armor by a convicted felon. In other states, such as Kentucky, they do not prohibit possession, but deny probation or parole for a person convicted of certain violent crimes while wearing body armor and carrying a deadly weapon.
Canadian legislation makes it legal to wear and to purchase body armor such as bullet proof vests. However, there are current proposals to the legislation to make it illegal to wear such body armor during the commission of a criminal offence."
http://www.answers.com/topic/bulletproof-vest-2?cat=technology
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: Lana]
#7079713 - 06/22/07 11:57 AM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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Crap, the faintest of circumstances can bring about the worst of results. Keeping low-profile is key. Although the stolen laptop thing kinda bothers me. Someone pointed the cops in that direction.
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Re: Man facing drug charges in ‘magic mushroom’ operation [PA] [Re: KarenTandy]
#7083537 - 06/23/07 11:37 AM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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you don't want the interceptor, you want dragonskin
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