Judge Barnett told Leddon he had no doubt that mefloquine perhaps made some soldiers sick.<\/p>\n
But it was a little too convenient for Leddon to tell police after he was arrested that he planned to use the 60 baggies of meth to commit suicide because he was so depressed.<\/p>\n
There were many other opportunities when he could have commited suicide. The mefloquine might damage people\u2019s mental health, Barnett said.,<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it didn\u2019t make them dishonest and it didn\u2019t make them dealers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The judge didn’t appreciate Leddon’s attempt to skate on the charges because of his military and LEO history;<\/p>\n
Barnett told Leddon he did wrong when he was quick to mention his police and Army experience to Pierre police officers who made a vehicle stop of Leddon and Jason Mahto on Sept. 9, 2016, on Harrison Avenue. A police officer said in a court document that Leddon raised suspicions by appearing to brag about being an ex-police officer and veteran.<\/p>\n
Police officers found 60 doses of meth and scales for weighing drugs and a meth \u201csnort tube\u201d in Leddon\u2019s pocket used for ingesting the illegal drug, Barnett said.<\/p>\n
Police officers said one of the first things Leddon told them was that he was a former cop and soldier, Barnett told Leddon. That\u2019s unfair to law officers doing their job, an attempt \u201cto manipulate what should be a position of honesty and honor. I think you brought out your military, army and police service to deter that officer from doing his job. And I think you\u2019re kind of putting it out there in front of me so I won\u2019t do my job.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Leddon was sentenced to 41 days (plus 3 days of “time served”) and 3 years of supervised release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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