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MOEJOE
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CHARLOTTE – Telling a North Carolina judge that they have learned their lesson, two former Earnhardt Ganassi Racing crewmen avoided jail and were sentenced to 18 months probation Wednesday for possession of marijuana.
Trevor Lysne and Jerome Frey appeared in North Carolina Superior Court on charges stemming from their arrest Aug. 9, 2011, after authorities seized 10.62 pounds of marijuana from an apartment that belonged to Lysne.
Lysne, a former EGR tire changer for Juan Pablo Montoya, and Frey, a mechanic, were charged with trafficking marijuana and possession with intent to sell and distribute marijuana. Lysne also faced an additional charge of maintaining a dwelling to sell a controlled substance.
Those charges were reduced as part of a plea agreement. Frey, 28, and Lysne, 41, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of marijuana. The judge could have sentenced each of them to up to 15 months in jail.
Instead as part of the plea agreement, Judge Yvonne Evans sentenced them to 18 months supervised probation and fines, court costs and fees totaling at least $900 for Lysne and $600 or Frey. As part of the plea, they could have the charges dismissed and their records cleared once they successfully complete probation.
Both were fired by the team and suspended by NASCAR after their arrests for possession of marijuana. Both have landed employment outside the racing industry.
“I’ve learned a valuable lesson,” Lysne told the judge. “I lost [my] job and embarrassed my friends and family.”
Neither Frey nor Lysne had any prior convictions.
“All I can say is I learned the greatest lesson I can learn,” Frey told the judge. “I disappointed my entire family.”
According to assistant district attorney Matt Avery, law enforcement received information about a possible marijuana delivery through FedEx to a Huntersville, N.C. apartment.
After the box was dropped off, the FedEx deliveryman told police that he delivered to the address about every three weeks. Police asked to search the premises and found bags of marijuana and a scale.
After the hearing, Lysne attorney Allen Brotherton wouldn’t elaborate on the circumstances of the arrest but said it was in the best interest of Lysne to enter a plea in which there is not admittance of committing the crime but there is admittance of evidence where he could be found guilty. The charges would be dismissed if he successfully completes probation.
“This was a good compromise,” Brotherton said. “There were some significant defenses, but this was a good resolution.”
Frey's plea agreement defers his guilty judgment, and his record would be cleared once he successfully completes probation.
Lysne and Frey could return to NASCAR by completing NASCAR’s Road to Recovery program, where they must complete a prescribed rehabilitation program following an evaluation by a substance abuse professional
Trevor Lysne and Jerome Frey appeared in North Carolina Superior Court on charges stemming from their arrest Aug. 9, 2011, after authorities seized 10.62 pounds of marijuana from an apartment that belonged to Lysne.
Lysne, a former EGR tire changer for Juan Pablo Montoya, and Frey, a mechanic, were charged with trafficking marijuana and possession with intent to sell and distribute marijuana. Lysne also faced an additional charge of maintaining a dwelling to sell a controlled substance.
Those charges were reduced as part of a plea agreement. Frey, 28, and Lysne, 41, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of marijuana. The judge could have sentenced each of them to up to 15 months in jail.
Instead as part of the plea agreement, Judge Yvonne Evans sentenced them to 18 months supervised probation and fines, court costs and fees totaling at least $900 for Lysne and $600 or Frey. As part of the plea, they could have the charges dismissed and their records cleared once they successfully complete probation.
Both were fired by the team and suspended by NASCAR after their arrests for possession of marijuana. Both have landed employment outside the racing industry.
“I’ve learned a valuable lesson,” Lysne told the judge. “I lost [my] job and embarrassed my friends and family.”
Neither Frey nor Lysne had any prior convictions.
“All I can say is I learned the greatest lesson I can learn,” Frey told the judge. “I disappointed my entire family.”
According to assistant district attorney Matt Avery, law enforcement received information about a possible marijuana delivery through FedEx to a Huntersville, N.C. apartment.
After the box was dropped off, the FedEx deliveryman told police that he delivered to the address about every three weeks. Police asked to search the premises and found bags of marijuana and a scale.
After the hearing, Lysne attorney Allen Brotherton wouldn’t elaborate on the circumstances of the arrest but said it was in the best interest of Lysne to enter a plea in which there is not admittance of committing the crime but there is admittance of evidence where he could be found guilty. The charges would be dismissed if he successfully completes probation.
“This was a good compromise,” Brotherton said. “There were some significant defenses, but this was a good resolution.”
Frey's plea agreement defers his guilty judgment, and his record would be cleared once he successfully completes probation.
Lysne and Frey could return to NASCAR by completing NASCAR’s Road to Recovery program, where they must complete a prescribed rehabilitation program following an evaluation by a substance abuse professional
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MOEJOE
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I love how this went down. Over 10lbs was taken. The FEDEX driver says he went there every 3 weeks.
Then they get the bargain of deal when they plea. Only probation. They must have helped the cops take down a guy with a ton of guilty written on him to get that deal.
This is my favorite part
"After the hearing, Lysne attorney Allen Brotherton wouldn’t elaborate on the circumstances of the arrest but said it was in the best interest of Lysne to enter a plea in which there is not admittance of committing the crime but there is admittance of evidence where he could be found guilty. The charges would be dismissed if he successfully completes probation.
“This was a good compromise,” Brotherton said. “There were some significant defenses, but this was a good resolution.”
Frey's plea agreement defers his guilty judgment, and his record would be cleared once he successfully completes probation.
Lysne and Frey could return to NASCAR by completing NASCAR’s Road to Recovery program, where they must complete a prescribed rehabilitation program following an evaluation by a substance abuse professional"
What the freak team is going to want to hire these two morons?
Then they get the bargain of deal when they plea. Only probation. They must have helped the cops take down a guy with a ton of guilty written on him to get that deal.
This is my favorite part
"After the hearing, Lysne attorney Allen Brotherton wouldn’t elaborate on the circumstances of the arrest but said it was in the best interest of Lysne to enter a plea in which there is not admittance of committing the crime but there is admittance of evidence where he could be found guilty. The charges would be dismissed if he successfully completes probation.
“This was a good compromise,” Brotherton said. “There were some significant defenses, but this was a good resolution.”
Frey's plea agreement defers his guilty judgment, and his record would be cleared once he successfully completes probation.
Lysne and Frey could return to NASCAR by completing NASCAR’s Road to Recovery program, where they must complete a prescribed rehabilitation program following an evaluation by a substance abuse professional"
What the freak team is going to want to hire these two morons?
Neither one impresses me as being the sharpest knives in the drawer.
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MOEJOE
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Funny, EGR is like Dyson, self cleaning.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
A friend of mine was doing this a long time ago with Maui Wowi. Daisey seal-a-meal and wipe the bags down with amonia. Put it in a box with packing peanuts and slapped a 'fragile' sticker on it.
If all the police had was an unoccupied apartment with pot in it, the case seems very weak. I'm assuming they were never seen in possession of the pot, so a good lawyer probably would have gotten them off.
If all the police had was an unoccupied apartment with pot in it, the case seems very weak. I'm assuming they were never seen in possession of the pot, so a good lawyer probably would have gotten them off.
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MOEJOE
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10 pounds. And they did the plea bargin. They gave somebody up.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Could be, or the feds tracked down the shipper through FedEx records and didn't need any help.
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MOEJOE
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I can see it already. "FEDEX, When your Green just has to get there." "Ask about our new ammonia super shield bags."
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robbybee
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The deal saved the state a whole bunch of money! There was no trial, therefore no courtroom, judge, prosecuter, court-appointed defense lawyer, jurors (at a whoppingf $5.00 per day each), court reporter, baliff and/or incarceration - which costs many hundreds of dollars per week.
Yes, they are morons and yes, they got real lucky. But the whole thing with distributing pot is that pot should be legal, distributed thru retail channels and taxed by the government.
Yes, they are morons and yes, they got real lucky. But the whole thing with distributing pot is that pot should be legal, distributed thru retail channels and taxed by the government.
mike honcho
Knuckleheads
and if this is their first time ever to be in trouble 99 times out of 100 you will get probation.Especially for POT.
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robbybee
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Simple possession of a small amount, yes. Possession of 10 pounds, they got effen lucky!