"McGruff the Crime Dog" actor gets 16 years in prison
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John Morales, who played the crime-fighting cartoon figure McGruff, was sentenced for a 2011 arrest in which police seized 1,000 marijuana plants, 27 weapons and 9,000 rounds of ammunition from his Texas home

John Morales, the actor who played the crime-fighting cartoon character McGruff the Crime Dog, was sentenced to 16 years in prison stemming from a 2011 arrest in which police seized 1,000 marijuana plants, 27 weapons – including a grenade launcher – and 9,000 rounds of ammunition from his home.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    sentenced to 16 years in prison stemming from a 2011 arrest in which police seized 1,000 marijuana plants, 27 weapons – including a grenade launcher – and 9,000 rounds of ammunition from his home, reports CBS Houston.

    What is the crime officer? Enjoying a meal? A succulent weapons grade explosive meal?

    Also, note that the arrest predates Texas marijuana decriminalization

    • kautau@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Although don’t many decriminalization or legalization laws also have an upper limit on how many plants you can grow for personal use? I could still see some intent to distribute charge with 1000 plants