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93-year-old charged with cocaine trafficking
The News & Observer ^ | August 24th,2007 | Staff Report

Posted on 08/25/2007 12:26:11 PM PDT by GravityFree

Durham police have arrested a 93-year-old man on cocaine-trafficking and related charges.

William C. Tinnen was arrested Thursday during a raid at 204 Teel St., police said in a news release issued today. Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said she assumed police had a tip that drug activity was taking place there.

In addition to trafficking, Tinnen is charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to sell or deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a dwelling for the sale of drugs. Officers also confiscated three firearms from the house.

Tinnen's bond was set at $200,000.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cocaine; drugs; drugtrafficking; elderly; seniors; wod

Just exactly what are they going to do with

this perp ???


1 posted on 08/25/2007 12:26:13 PM PDT by GravityFree
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To: GravityFree

The guy probably went on the stuff himself when he looked around to see what was happening to this world and said, “I can’t take it anymore!”. Then he either decided to help some others out of their misery, or needed to peddle it to support his own habit.


2 posted on 08/25/2007 12:31:40 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Duncan Hunter '08)
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To: Paperdoll

If he gets 3 years, is it a life sentence?


3 posted on 08/25/2007 12:34:21 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker ( Hunter/Thompson/Thompson/Hunter in 08! "Read my lips....No new RINO's" !!)
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To: GravityFree

Before and After?


4 posted on 08/25/2007 12:38:52 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: GravityFree

He looks pretty dangerous to me ...


5 posted on 08/25/2007 12:39:44 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: GravityFree

(Raspy old man halting voice) - “You wanna play rough? Say hello to my little friend!”


6 posted on 08/25/2007 12:40:49 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: stephenjohnbanker
If he gets 3 years, is it a life sentence?

From the looks of him, he will be lucky to last a year. Or, it could be a really bad photo.

5.56mm

7 posted on 08/25/2007 12:41:31 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: GravityFree

His parents are very disappointed in him.


8 posted on 08/25/2007 12:42:00 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: GravityFree

“Cocaine’s a hell of a drug.”


9 posted on 08/25/2007 12:42:28 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich!)
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To: billorites
Which one is the before, and which one is the after?

My reason for asking is because I am in my late 80s and would be happy to go from real old to young—even with the bald head.

Come to think of it, the younger man looks uglier than the older man.

10 posted on 08/25/2007 12:46:44 PM PDT by GOPologist (By the time you decide to look for greener pastures, you're too old to climb the fence.)
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To: GravityFree

Sounds like Durham. Its an armpit. Fights for Fayetteville for the title of worst major town in NC.


11 posted on 08/25/2007 12:54:17 PM PDT by SmoothTalker
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To: GravityFree

Sounds like Durham. Its an armpit. Fights with Fayetteville for the title of worst major town in NC.


12 posted on 08/25/2007 12:54:26 PM PDT by SmoothTalker
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To: GreenHornet

They cut his welfare off.


13 posted on 08/25/2007 12:56:02 PM PDT by gulfcoast6 (Tis a day the Lord hath made!)
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To: GravityFree

You’re never too old to start a new career!


14 posted on 08/25/2007 1:14:13 PM PDT by EEDUDE
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To: GOPologist
My reason for asking is because I am in my late 80s

Congrats. My mother is in her late 80s and doing just fine. I aspire to be there myself some day, I'm a kid of 62 now.

15 posted on 08/25/2007 1:49:40 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: GravityFree; Congressman Billybob

I guess it was more profitable than Moonshine.


16 posted on 08/25/2007 2:08:16 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
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To: GravityFree

Interestingly (don’t know why), the man was alive when cocaine was legal.


17 posted on 08/25/2007 2:14:44 PM PDT by VR-21
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To: GravityFree

Don't mess with Uncle Junior.

18 posted on 08/25/2007 7:32:38 PM PDT by lowbridge ("We control this House, not the parliamentarians!” -Congressman Steny Hoyer (D))
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To: GravityFree

He probably needs the medical.


19 posted on 08/26/2007 1:19:48 AM PDT by microgood
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To: GravityFree

At least he survived the raid.


20 posted on 08/26/2007 1:24:34 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
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