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849 points dvektor | 17 comments | 16 Jun 25 12:32 UTC | HN request time: 1.321s | source | bottom
1. keepamovin ◴[16 Jun 25 14:41 UTC] No.44290033[source]▶
Reading this, I think it's a crime that this guy is not out on early release. The majority of his sentence was for marijuana, which is now widely decriminalized and in some places legalized.
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2. BizarroLand ◴[16 Jun 25 16:57 UTC] No.44291276[source]▶
I agree he should be released but using the mail to transport marijuana across state lines is definitely not legalized or decriminalized anywhere.
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3. bastawhiz ◴[16 Jun 25 17:43 UTC] No.44291666[source]▶
I do not believe this is true. Looking at the record, marijuana is one of a few drugs. The specific incident that led to his current sentence is related to a powerful opioid. This is corroborated by Preston's own personal website.
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4. badc0ffee ◴[16 Jun 25 22:40 UTC] No.44294049[source]▶
He received a suspended sentence for the marijuana. But then he breached his probation, and there were later charges including one for carfentanil.
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5. greglansky ◴[16 Jun 25 23:24 UTC] No.44294288[source]▶
He broke his gf's arm as part of a prolonged campaign of domestic violence against her.
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6. sneak ◴[17 Jun 25 00:04 UTC] No.44294489[source]▶
This was conveniently omitted from both TFA as well as the linked “how I got here” post.

Where did you learn this?

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7. keepamovin ◴[17 Jun 25 01:44 UTC] No.44295004[source]▶
No but in my mind on principle because it’s legalized and decriminalized, this should not be a 10 year sentence.
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8. keepamovin ◴[17 Jun 25 01:45 UTC] No.44295014{3}[source]▶
I’m basing my view on what he said in the blog. Where is this said?
9. keepamovin ◴[17 Jun 25 01:45 UTC] No.44295024[source]▶
I recall what I read in his blog post was “majority of sentence was for marijuana”
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10. keepamovin ◴[17 Jun 25 01:46 UTC] No.44295030[source]▶
Blog post said majority of sentence was for marijuana. Where do you find this other stuff?

I mean it would be sad if he was lying - but i don’t see any of that.

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11. greglansky ◴[17 Jun 25 02:41 UTC] No.44295297{3}[source]▶
Court docs: https://www.courts.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt471/files/docu...
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12. greglansky ◴[17 Jun 25 02:42 UTC] No.44295299{3}[source]▶
Why would you take him at his word when he's a self-admitted bad actor and therefore likely to be an unreliable narrator?
13. sneak ◴[17 Jun 25 03:24 UTC] No.44295466{4}[source]▶
This is an PDF of a bad court decision about an illegal search; he was not convicted of harming anyone. It contains no evidence of him harming anyone.
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15. Hamuko ◴[17 Jun 25 04:14 UTC] No.44295704{3}[source]▶
https://apnews.com/general-news-d68dca63e95946fbb9cc82f38540...

Saying that he got his time for marijuana seems to be a big stretch.

16. greglansky ◴[17 Jun 25 08:40 UTC] No.44296949{5}[source]▶
If police can determine there is probable cause they can immediately search without a warrant. It contains strong evidence of him committing harm directly to his gf at the time. It does not contain a legal decision or conviction, but that's not a lack of evidence - the report's existence itself is by definition evidence.
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17. sneak ◴[17 Jun 25 14:57 UTC] No.44300054{6}[source]▶
That’s false. PC needs to be taken to a judge for a search warrant.

What you are probably thinking of is what is called the “exigent circumstances” warrant exception, and it was misapplied here by over-zealous police who violated his rights.

There is no evidence to support that the injuries sustained by the woman in his apartment were caused by him, according to that document.