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Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car
#18881838 - 09/23/13 07:11 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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http://www.hightimes.com/read/cop-busted-selling-pot-squad-car
Sheriff's Deputy in Newton County, Georgia was arrested September 19 after he allegedly sold marijuana to an undercover federal agent from his squad car while in full uniform and wearing his gun. That foolish move got Mathis saddled with the charge of “carrying a firearm in the furtherance of a drug trafficking offense” along with being charged for distributing pot.
The feds contend Deputy Darrell Mathis, 40, dealt from his officially marked squad car on a regular basis and that he sold bud to both a confidential informant and an undercover FBI agent between May and September of 2013. Mathis admitted to selling between 10 to 15 pounds of pot every week.
On August 8, Mathis allegedly sold a pound of pot to a narc and then set up a deal in which he agreed to “transport marijuana or cocaine to Alabama or North Carolina” for the undercover agent.
The criminal complaint alleges Mathis went as far as to display his deputy badge and gun at that meeting, telling the undercover agents, "Don't worry, I'm on your side." Little did Mathis know that those he was selling to were not on his side.
Mathis' bust left his department scrambling to save face, as Newton County Sheriff Ezell Brown stated the obvious on Friday: “This is an embarrassment to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, as well as law enforcement in general.”
Mathis' shameless style was responsible for his downfall – he allegedly had large amounts of pot in the open in his Lithonia, Georgia apartment, which was witnessed by a confidential source who informed two local cops who then turned to the FBI in April.
Mathis, who has been a Newton County deputy for five years, appeared before a federal judge on Thursday and was released on bond. He faces five years in federal prison for pot dealing and a maximum sentence of life in prison for carrying his firearm while trafficking.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Headacherelief]
#18883002 - 09/23/13 11:32 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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wow, cops can kill people and get away with it but god forbid cops or ANYONE commit any crime involving drugs. Even cops cant get away with drug offenses.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: xbloodwhipx]
#18883095 - 09/23/13 11:58 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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How the hell do you wind up with a cop as your dopeman? I mean really, how does a cop in his squad car solicit enough customers to move 10-15 lbs a week? I guess in that line of business he already knows who the dealers are, all he has to do is "convince" them to move his product instead...
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Ojom]
#18883146 - 09/24/13 12:22 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Lol, bust the spics sell to the whores. Hes like a modern day robin hood
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: JamesSpawned]
#18884170 - 09/24/13 10:05 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I am not surprised. Heard a few stories of cops taking drugs and not arresting, charging or filing reports.............so they can do stuff such as this article claims.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: xbloodwhipx]
#18885222 - 09/24/13 02:30 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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xbloodwhipx said: wow, cops can kill people and get away with it but god forbid cops or ANYONE commit any crime involving drugs. Even cops cant get away with drug offenses.
I had this thought as I was reading as well. Gun an unarmed person down by shooting them in the back? Cool, internal affairs has your back. Slang some dried flowers? Now we have a problem, and you might get a life sentence.
I just can't believe that he admitted to it. You would sure as fuck think he would know better than to say anything except "lawyer plz."
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: dokunai]
#18885271 - 09/24/13 02:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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dokunai said:
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xbloodwhipx said:
I just can't believe that he admitted to it. You would sure as fuck think he would know better than to say anything except "lawyer plz."
He's a cop, he's counting on a significantly reduced sentence/ leniency for "cooperating" in the investigation. This sloppy pig gets off way easier than the average male accused of the same crime with no weapons involved. I bet the DA is initially bringing a heavy set of accusations against said pig to convince John Q. that his status as an officer is not gaining him special favor. Once the media hype dies down he will be slapped on the wrist and relieved of his badge.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: dokunai]
#18885468 - 09/24/13 03:40 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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dokunai said: I had this thought as I was reading as well. Gun an unarmed person down by shooting them in the back? Cool, internal affairs has your back. Slang some dried flowers? Now we have a problem, and you might get a life sentence.
I just can't believe that he admitted to it. You would sure as fuck think he would know better than to say anything except "lawyer plz."
Dude.... like that would save him anything. The feds had tons of documentation on this guy and had controlled buys from him. Whether he admitted or not it wouldn't matter, he was already getting a felony for selling a lb of pot to an undercover and being charged with having a firearm while dealing (what a dumb charge....)
Sucks to hear a cop on "our" side got busted. He was probably the kind of cop who took your weed and said don't get caught next time. A lesson many need to learn the hard way, apparently.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Uzziel]
#18885530 - 09/24/13 03:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I used to watch a cop smoke a joint with my neighbor lady as I walked home from school. It's just marijuana. Light it up. I mean. Lighten up. JK. This dude was pushing reefer but down to do whatever. I bet there's more like him.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Uzziel]
#18885739 - 09/24/13 04:39 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Uzziel said:
Sucks to hear a cop on "our" side got busted. He was probably the kind of cop who took your weed and said don't get caught next time.
That's quite an assumption to make. Hey, Officer Tenpenny smoked pot too if I recall correctly
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Headacherelief] 1
#18885757 - 09/24/13 04:44 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm amazed a cop managed to sell that much weed to people.
I wouldn't buy weed from a police officer, fuck that.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Into The Woods]
#18886392 - 09/24/13 07:39 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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he probably dealt with dealers only, perhaps some of them he personally caught one day with a large amount and decided to break bad instead.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: zZZz]
#18886540 - 09/24/13 08:14 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Anyone else think of the TPB episode where Ricky complains about having to buy his weed off cops.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Soluminia] 1
#18887948 - 09/25/13 05:58 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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No, but your sig is racist.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Lord_McLovin]
#18888148 - 09/25/13 07:49 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Soluminia]
#18889021 - 09/25/13 12:16 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Seriously, man!
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: Lord_McLovin]
#18889159 - 09/25/13 12:51 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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We smoke with the chief of police all the time. He doesn't smoke but still chills with us. Cool Guy. Very violent but controlled. Also a crooked POS. Cool dude. He has insider info so its all good.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: dark3st]
#18889179 - 09/25/13 12:55 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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dark3st said: We smoke with the chief of police all the time. He doesn't smoke but still chills with us. Cool Guy. Very violent but controlled. Also a crooked POS. Cool dude. He has insider info so its all good.
Dubious statement. Pics or it didn't happen.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: JamesSpawned]
#18889215 - 09/25/13 01:06 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Its not my intention to convince you. I'm just stating something I know.
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Re: Cop Busted for Selling Pot from Squad Car [Re: dark3st]
#18889258 - 09/25/13 01:17 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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And I'm not trying to bust your balls but surely you don't post something like that without knowing how very suspect it sounds. However, it's your statement and I'll leave it be I'm just sayin it would have been cooler if you were tokin with Obama.
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