Son of Miami Police Chief Arrested on Drug Charges in New York

AP via TBO ^ | Nov 2, 2005 | Associated Press

[ncountylee]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The son of Miami's police chief was arrested for trying to buy 400 pounds of marijuana from an undercover federal agent, officials said Wednesday.

A court complaint said Sean Timoney, 25, of Philadelphia gave the agent a gym bag filled with about $450,000 in cash. He's the son of John Timoney, who was Philadelphia's police chief before taking the Miami job.

The younger Timoney and Jae Seu, 23, of Glenside, Pa., were arrested Tuesday night in a Spring Valley hotel, said Elizabeth Jordan, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Manhattan. They were charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute a controlled substance.

Timoney and Seu were being held in Albany for a bail hearing Friday.

John Timoney was "aware of the arrest."

"He does not have all the details and he's not going to comment on it publicly because it's a private family matter," Miami police spokesman Delrish Moss said.

Timoney rose through the ranks of the New York Police Department to become a chief and first deputy commissioner before moving on to Philadelphia and Miami.

He is well-known in law enforcement circles and is often sought out by television networks to comment on police affairs.

[keithtoo]

Youch!! Daddy's not gonna like that! (Especially if he was in on the deal)

[umgud]

Hey, it was probably just gonna be for persanal use.

[Armedanddangerous]

Sounds to me like junior has seen too many Miami Vice reruns.

The feds will end up putting him under the jail.

[ncountylee]

definitely will leave a mark.

[xcamel]

Don't you just love how they always try to bury the famous/important/rich dad (or mom) for the crime...

Second Cousin Twice Removed of Nancy Pelosi was arrested today in Booger Flats West Verginny for passing gas in church...

well... you get the point

[ConsentofGoverned]

Corruption of our country by drug cartels and an open border-how many of our top law enforcement and elected are on the cartels pay?? we better wake up to what OPEN borders and the easy smuggling of drugs is doing to corrode this country.

[Yeti]

Some people put their corporations in their wives' names.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Got to give them democrats an "E", for effort!
If we really ain't pissed off enough, to really go to war, yet, will someone let me know, just how much more crap, I am expected to swallow!

[varyouga]

Why are they saying "Son of". Who fricking cares? Some parents don't see their children for years and have no idea what they do.

The media just loves trashing people for a better story.

[Yeti]

I know it's hard to quantify, but if we could somehow weigh teeenage rebellion, I think it would weigh less than 400 lbs.

[Moonman62]

A court complaint said Sean Timoney, 25, of Philadelphia gave the agent a gym bag filled with about $450,000 in cash.

With that much cash it wasn't his first buy, unless he's been flipping real estate.

[Know your rights]

the easy smuggling of drugs

Who said anything about smuggling? Marijuana is the #1 cash crop of several states.

[AmericaUnited]

Before reading the details, I thought "Oh, the kid probably got popped buying a dime bag on that street." What a stupid kid, learning nothing from seeing perps get popped day in and day out by daddy.

[therut]

This kids Dad is a jerk. The MSM always gets him on the be the BIG ANTI-GUN police mouth piece.

[cabbieguy]

This story will disappear faster than a MOB informant from a Bronx streetcorner.

[ArcadeQuarters]

When this happens doesn't the Miami mayor have to buy the Philadelphia mayor a cheese steak or something?

[Wolfie]

Why are they saying "Son of". Who fricking cares?

It's important at least for keeping track of the case. If I'm not mistaken, this amount triggers Federal Mandatory Minimum jail sentences, but the children of the rich and/or connected seem to get off that hook pretty easily.