Roy
The Sheriff said that investigators \ charged Blaine J. Roy, 50 of 8009 La. 107, Mansura, La. with the Manufacture; Distribution of a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance. (Marijuana)
The Sheriff said that investigators, responding to information received, conducted a search of a La 107 residence and located a hydroponic marijuana growing operation.
Sheriff Anderson stated that the suspect had an elaborate system of growing tents, lighting, ventilation and watering/fertilizing set up within the residence.
Investigators seized 36 suspected marijuana plants in various stages of cultivation in addition to several pounds of harvested marijuana from the growing operation with an estimated street value of approximately $45,000.
Deputies also seized 19 long guns (rifles), 1 semi-automatic handgun, an ATV and boat along with all the hydroponic growing material used in the operation. Roy was booked into the Avoyelles Sheriff’s Office DC #1. Bond has not been set.
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5.0 out of 5 stars... If David Sedaris had written 'Catcher in the Rye'..this would be it, June 30, 2012
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This review is from: Shoulda Robbed a Bank (Kindle Edition)
I have never smoked pot in my life...nor do I ever care to.
I read about this book in numerous Huffington Post comments. Thought I would read it because I know nothing about marijuana or the people involved with it. I am ecstatic that I did. Funny, Funny, Funny!!!
The chapters are like short stories. Stories about unloading boats with helicopters, close encounters with law enforcement, traveling through the jungles of South America. The chapter about the author's first time smoking marijuana made me feel like I was with him...coughing.
All of the characters were just a group of loveable, nice guys and girls. Not what I had been raised to believe...hysterical maniacs high on pot bent on death and mayhem. They were nothing like that.
If you have ever read any of David Sedaris' books, and like them...you will love Shoulda Robbed a Bank.
And the crazy things happening reminded me of Holden Caufield in 'Catcher in the Rye' and the way he staggered through life.
The way the words are put together are like nothing I have ever heard. I am sure I will use many of the sayings found in this book just to dazzle my friends. A terrific read. I love this book.
This is pathetic.
Law enforcement needs to re-direct its focus on crimes... to those that are REAL crimes.
I spent 5 years in Federal Prison for a marijuana offense. While I was there, I watched armed bank robbers come and go in as little as 20 months.
After 3 years 'behind the wall,' I pointed this out to the parole board. Their response: “You must understand, yours was a very serious offense.”
How do you respond to that mentality?
I laughed about the parole panel's comment for 2 more years (as I still sat in prison), then wrote my book:
Shoulda Robbed a Bank
No, it is not a treatise on disproportionate sentences, but a look at what the use of marijuana is really about.
People pursuing happiness in their own way. Harming no one...nor their property.
That’s my contribution to helping point out just how ludicrous our pot laws truly are.
I would be honored by your review.
Mr. Roy, please research 'jury nullification.'
Save yourself...pot laws are dangerous to American freedom.