DEARBORN, Mich. (CBS)- A bizarre case caught on audio tape in Dearborn was released Thursday as a police officer who allegedly used marijuana he took from a drug bust, moments later called 9-1-1 thinking he had overdosed. The former officer, Edward Sanchez, admitted on the call that he and his wife had consumed about a quarter of an ounce of marijuana in brownies they had baked. During the conversation to this dispatcher the officer said, “I think we’re dying. We made brownies and I think we’re dead, I really do.”
A city councilman, angry Sanchez has not been criminally charged, has vowed to investigate. Dearborn police Commander Jeff Geisinger said the former corporal was allowed to resign and not charged because justice had already been served and he paid a heavy price losing his job and benefits. Although Sanchez failed to log or report the marijuana he seized, if charged only for the marijuana use, he would face up to 90 days in jail and a 100 dollar fine.
Reminds me of the classic “Barney Miller” TV show episode with the “Hash Brownies”
What an idiot. It is probably a good thing he is not a cop anymore. If he can’t handle the ‘stress’ of consuming a little marijuana, imagine the horrible decisions he would have made under the truly stressful conditions that being in law enforcement can entail.
On another note ex-officer Sanchez is giving pot brownies a bad rap. HALT! STEP AWAY FROM THE BROWNIES! DO IT NOW!
You’re crazy if you think 1/4 of an ounce cooked is a little bit of weed to eat at one setting. Guy just got too paranoid and freaked out.
I don’t understand this city councilman. It’s illegal to possess drugs, but once the drugs are consumed I don’t think there are any charges. Otherwise, the cops would arrest every person that checked into rehab.
No word from his supervisor, Sgt. Stedenko.
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A 1/4 oz. of weed is nothing. I doubt they ate the whole tray, you get the munchies after you get high not during, plus the amount consumed was split between two people. The guy was a reefer newb, I highly (get it?) doubt they actually went to the trouble of making pot-butter, thus a lot of the good (depends on your definition of good of course) aspects were lost in the baking process, aka up in smoke.
You’re right he did get paranoid and freaked out, traits that don’t bode well if your a police officer. “I think we’re dying. We made brownies and I think we’re dead, I really do.” I’ll say it again what an idiot.
HALT! STEP AWAY FROM THE BROWNIES! DO IT NOW!
The crime appears to be that he didn’t report that he had seized the pot from a “criminal”. That could be viewed as obstruction of justice, often a felony. But cops very SELDOM ever get charged with evidence tampering.
It might not’ve been much they ingested, but I remember my very first time smoking dope, and it was totally unlike every time since, and a number of people I’ve known over the years say the same thing – either they tripped (or close to it) or they didn’t notice much of anything.
Maybe the guy’ll become a convert. Stranger things have happened.
Ha! what a fuckin moron.
no more drugs for this man!
Newb, first time? I HIGHLY doubt this was the first time for a dude named ‘Eddie Sanchez’… probably the first time he tried eating it, though — it’s a different effect than smokin’. Instead of a quick predictable smoker buzz, it takes a while and keeps comin’ on for a long time. Maybe they had some really good shite, and that’s why they thought “cook instead of smoke”. He obviously wasn’t very informed about the ganja either, as the amounts required for overdose are far higher than a quata.
The guy was over baked on brownies… all he needed to do was go to the nearest toilet and vomit. Now instead he loses his job, and looks like an ass for all the internet to see. Noob.
Back in the day we called that being “uncomfortably stoned”.
This guy is a flat out tool, and couldn’t hang with the herb.
this is shitty that this moron wasn’t charged, i live in dearborn,mi where this happened and the cops here are asholes, if u got stoped with a 1/16th of a joint ur getting arrested and their gonna charge u as hard as they can, for how tough these cops are on the law and its a city u can get pulled over for not lookin right, but doing nothing wrong, this guy should be charged
wo wo wo they were FUCKKEDDDDDD UP!
lmao.