ND Man Nabbed In Facebook Pot Sting Sentenced

[Jim Finnel]

A Fargo man accused of trying to buy marijuana from an undercover police officer who posed as a pot seller on Facebook has been sentenced to 1 1/2 years of probation.

The Forum newspaper reports that 21-year-old Benjamin Felch pleaded guilty to felony counts of attempting to possess marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia, along with a pair of drug-related misdemeanor charges.

Prosecutor Tracy Peters says Felch was given the probation on the first felony charge and that the conviction will be removed from his record if he successfully completes the probation. Felch was sentenced on the other three charges to the 39 days he had already spent in jail.


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[HomerDean]

Its hard to believe that in a state where there is zero tolerance , Someone would try buying weed from a stranger off the internet . But then again you would think of it as entrapment for the cops to get away with it . I think alot of times they make the laws up as they go , And if you cant afford a good lawyer . Your stuck with the out come untill people challenge the system the law will continue raping the people an tax payers to pay the bills of housing an dragging these bullshit charges to court . What they need to do is get the pedafiles an tweekers off the streets .

 

[sinbad]

For one, it goes to say the level of smartness of the perp. Everyone knows you use Craigslist to score! Just saying...

 

[Hogdady]

As Forest would say, "stupid is as stupid does..."