Bristol Man Charged With �?hui’ �? Hunting Under The Influence

[bobandtorey]

Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:47 PM EDT

 

Staff report

A Bristol man charged with hunting while smoking marijuana in a state wildlife area on the opening day of turkey hunting season could face prison time and a fine of up to $2,000.

 

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection police officers on Wednesday arrested Raymond Lass, 22, of Bristol, in the Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management Area in Southbury.

 

After a vehicle was spotted parked on private land, a DEEP spokesman said.

 

Lass was found on state land hunting from a popup blind. As officers approached, authorities reported, they smelled what they suspected to be a strong odor of burning marijuana.

The officers observed the uspect smoking what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette, DEEP said; they seized a quantity of suspected marijuana and conducted a field sobriety test on Lass, which he allegedly failed.

 

Lass was charged with hunting under the influence of alcohol or drugs and possession of marijuana.

 

Lass did have a hunting license and the necessary permits to turkey hunt, DEEP said in a press release.

 

http://www.bristolpr...75822600949.txt

 

The Bristol man was released on a written promise to appear in Superior Court in Waterbury on May 9.

 

Hunting under the influence is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and/or up to a $2,000 fine. Marijuana possession carries a $150 fine.

[Beans]

Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:47 PM EDT

 

Staff report

A Bristol man charged with hunting while smoking marijuana in a state wildlife area on the opening day of turkey hunting season could face prison time and a fine of up to $2,000.

 

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection police officers on Wednesday arrested Raymond Lass, 22, of Bristol, in the Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management Area in Southbury.

 

After a vehicle was spotted parked on private land, a DEEP spokesman said.

 

Lass was found on state land hunting from a popup blind. As officers approached, authorities reported, they smelled what they suspected to be a strong odor of burning marijuana.

The officers observed the uspect smoking what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette, DEEP said; they seized a quantity of suspected marijuana and conducted a field sobriety test on Lass, which he allegedly failed.

 

Lass was charged with hunting under the influence of alcohol or drugs and possession of marijuana.

 

Lass did have a hunting license and the necessary permits to turkey hunt, DEEP said in a press release.

 

http://www.bristolpr...75822600949.txt

 

The Bristol man was released on a written promise to appear in Superior Court in Waterbury on May 9.

 

Hunting under the influence is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and/or up to a $2,000 fine. Marijuana possession carries a $150 fine.

 

Smarter, safer is what we need

 

and better laws TBH

[Petyr]

Man that sucks. On one hand, safety and all that good stuff. On the other hand, who here that hunts has never toked up in the stand or blind. It really is a good time.

[mike44]

He must not have been a patient, otherwise they would have thought up some felonies to go along with the charges.

Sad but true.