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Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT
#7717986 - 12/04/07 11:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Police bust two UT students' drug lab in dorm room December 5, 2007 - knoxnews.com
Two University of Tennessee students took their chemistry lessons too far when they turned a dormitory room into a drug lab, authorities said.
"This is the first time we've had anything remotely like this on campus," University of Tennessee Police Department Capt. Keith Lambert said. "It's very sad, especially when you realize how intelligent these students probably are."
John Chalmers Thompson of Madisonville and [K] of Loudon, both 19-year-old sophomores, face charges of marijuana possession and manufacturing a Schedule 1 drug. Officers discovered the drugs after raiding their rooms Saturday, Lambert said.
The pair lived on the fourth floor of Melrose Hall, where police said they used [K]'s room to make dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogen better known as DMT.
"It's a close cousin to LSD, but the high is shorter," said Neil Morgenstern, resident agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Knoxville office. "It's not something we've seen around here."
Drug cooks make DMT by extracting it from roots, often in makeshift labs using chemicals such as paint thinner, lye and vinegar. Users smoke, snort, inject or eat it for a high that mimics an acid trip but lasts about an hour or less.
"You can take it, get a trip for an hour and then come back," Morgenstern said. "They sometimes refer to it on the street as the businessman's trip."
The students' bad trip started Friday night when officers in Thompson's home county arrested them in a drugstore parking lot near Vonore Elementary School.
"They had possession of about half an ounce of marijuana, and they were intending to sell it," Vonore Police Chief John Hines said. "There could be more charges."
While in custody, the teenagers admitted they'd been making drugs in the dorm, authorities said.
Monroe County authorities called UT police. Officers searched the dorm rooms with help from Knoxville police early Saturday.
They found marijuana in both rooms and a DMT lab in [K]'s room, Lambert said.
Police called in a hazardous materials crew to clean up.
A check by UT's Office of Environmental Health and Safety ruled the building safe, although the two rooms remain sealed off, university officials said.
Police don't believe the students dealt the drug on campus.
"Other than making it here, we don't have any indication they were doing anything else here," Lambert said.
UT records list both students in the College of Arts and Sciences without specific majors.
Authorities said [K] had taken chemistry and biology classes. Thompson is the son of a former assistant prosecutor for the 10th Judicial District, which includes Monroe County.
The pair remained enrolled at UT on Tuesday.
UT officials wouldn't say what academic punishment they might face, citing federal privacy laws.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: veggie]
#7718004 - 12/04/07 11:38 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Wow, my old Alma Mater, UT Knoxville. Those guys don't sound too bright, though.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: Le_Canard]
#7718015 - 12/04/07 11:42 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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"This is the first time we've had anything remotely like this on campus," University of Tennessee Police Department Capt. Keith Lambert said. "It's very sad, especially when you realize how intelligent these students probably are."
If it's that sad then don't fucking arrest them you fucks, they are doing YOU a favor, believe me.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: DreamSignals]
#7718021 - 12/04/07 11:45 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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the teenagers admitted they'd been making drugs in the dorm
Why would they do that?
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: geedorah]
#7718038 - 12/04/07 11:51 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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geedorah said:
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the teenagers admitted they'd been making drugs in the dorm
Why would they do that?
you were going to sell that pot, weren't you? Now you can help us by telling us what you know, and cooperating, or I'll make sure you never go to school again, and are not let out on bail pending trial.
That's how they did it. These guys turned a simple intent to distribute into the equivalent of manufacturing LSD.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: Chemy]
#7718065 - 12/05/07 12:02 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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this is where i go to school LOL
kids shouldn't do that shit in a dorm.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: Chemy]
#7718086 - 12/05/07 12:09 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Drug cooks make DMT by extracting it from roots
That's called extracting DMT, manufacturing DMT would begin with indole, correct? So, if someone extracts THC from cannabis they are manufacturing it? I don't think so. I'm not sure about the legal standpoint, but, from a common sense perspective it's not the same.
in many states the "manufacturing" clause includes extracting or preparing a substance. These kids are screwed, hopefully they can get a plea bargain, or their are drug diversion programs they will be elidgible for if the prosecutor doesn't insist on the manufacturing charge.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: veggie]
#7718105 - 12/05/07 12:17 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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What a waste of tax money. Why do drugs that are NOTHING like LSD have to be compared to it simply because they are psychedelics? These journalists seem to think that every psychedelic is simply some kind of variant of LSD. These kinds of articles are ridiculous.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: veggie]
#7718115 - 12/05/07 12:21 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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i was looking at their facebooks, one is pre-pharmacy (need a lot of chemistry) and the other is majoring in business. what a great duo for making/selling drugs. 
just thought that was funny.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: usg543]
#7718130 - 12/05/07 12:25 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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They're probably going to have a very hard time getting those degrees now. Justice has been served.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: robbyberto]
#7718153 - 12/05/07 12:33 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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omg the irony... posted on [name omitted] wall 3 days before they got caught.

here's the link: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cae_1191274792 it is "Never Get Busted Again... Tips from an ex-co" educational video.
guess the video didn't help 
this shit just gets funnier and funnier.
edit: it was posted on both their walls by the same guy same day.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: usg543]
#7718199 - 12/05/07 12:54 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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usg543 said: this is where i go to school LOL
kids shouldn't do that shit in a dorm.
I'll be starting in the spring.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: JewelessCaesar]
#7718204 - 12/05/07 12:57 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I don't imagine its too hard to get away with a DMT extraction. These guys just told the wrong person.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: robbyberto]
#7718219 - 12/05/07 01:03 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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robbyberto said: I don't imagine its too hard to get away with a DMT extraction. These guys just told the wrong person.
umm, yeah, the police
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: johnm214]
#7718248 - 12/05/07 01:14 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well I didn't read the article in its entirety. Is getting busted for selling marijuana generally grounds to get your residence searched?
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: robbyberto]
#7718254 - 12/05/07 01:19 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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yes and no.
first, they admited to it, before the search:Quote:
While in custody, the teenagers admitted they'd been making drugs in the dorm, authorities said.
second, they live in an on-campus state-owned dorm. they can come in and search your room for any reason at any time without permission. how most dorms work (at least in Amerikkka).
edit: and if you're going to make comments, it would be nice if you had read the article beforehand. don't make other people read it and give you a summary.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: usg543]
#7718267 - 12/05/07 01:23 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I didn't ask for a summary. You're not in a position of authority over me or this forum. I'm aware that you have no privacy in a dorm room. Notice that I didn't specify what kind of residency.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: robbyberto]
#7718275 - 12/05/07 01:27 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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alright man, keep commenting on articles you don't read so you can make more ignorant comments.
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Re: Two University of Tennessee students busted for making DMT [Re: usg543]
#7718278 - 12/05/07 01:28 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Only if you keep being an uptight twat.
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Edited by robbyberto (12/05/07 01:28 AM)
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