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[Storm Shadow]

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-hash-oil-labs-20140922-story.html


Hash-oil labs raided amid a growing offshoot of the illicit drug trade

Hash-oil labs are 'everywhere' DEA
Items seized last week during DEA raids on hash-oil labs in San Diego County include hash-oil extraction equipment and cash. Clandestine hash-oil labs, some of them "mom and pop" operations, are popping up throughout the West Coast, officials say.
Items seized last week during DEA raids on hash-oil labs in San Diego County include hash-oil extraction equipment and cash. Clandestine hash-oil labs, some of them "mom and pop" operations, are popping up throughout the West Coast, officials say. (DEA)




Seven men and two women are facing felony charges here stemming from what authorities say is a new and highly dangerous offshoot of the illicit drug trade: extracting hash oil from marijuana.
For users, hash oil offers a quick and lasting high. For sellers, it is easy to make and offers large profits.
But extracting the oil requires heat and solvent — often industrial-strength butane — that can lead to explosions and fires.
The people who are using dangerous chemicals to extract hash oil do so without concern for anything other than making a profit.- William Sherman, DEA special agent in charge of the San Diego office

Butane gas is odorless, colorless and highly explosive. It is known to "travel" toward an ignition point like a cigarette lighter, a pilot light or a light switch.
"Basically what we have is an amateurish, uncontrolled use of large amounts of explosives in enclosed or improperly vented spaces," said David Williams, a San Diego County deputy district attorney.
Twenty explosions and fires throughout San Diego County in the last 12 months were caused by clandestine hash-oil labs, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

When an explosion last year blew out windows and walls at the Heritage Inn in San Diego's Midway area, two men and a woman were burned. One of the men was engulfed in flames from head to toe as he fled screaming.
The nine people arrested in last week's DEA raids on locations in San Diego, Spring Valley, Chula Vista and El Cajon are not linked to explosions or fires, according to court documents.
All are facing drug charges. A married couple among the nine are also facing charges of child endangerment for allegedly extracting the hash oil near the bedroom where their toddler slept.

"The people who are using dangerous chemicals to extract hash oil do so without concern for anything other than making a profit," said William Sherman, DEA special agent in charge of the San Diego office.
Clandestine hash-oil labs, some of them "mom and pop" operations, are popping up throughout the West Coast, often in motels and suburban homes and garages, according to law enforcement officials.
Since Jan. 2, a drug task force comprising members of local, state and federal agencies in San Diego County has investigated more than 50 hash-oil labs.


"They're everywhere," said Sheriff's Lt. Kelly Martinez. "It's just an easy process, and it's very easy to get the materials."
There are indications that drug cartels may be moving into the hash-oil business, Martinez said. "They've realized that it's very profitable."
Hash oil can sell for $40 to $80 a gram.
Although it is illegal to extract the hash oil from marijuana, selling the oil, at least on a retail basis, may not be illegal in California under its medicinal-marijuana law, officials said.
Ads commonly offer hash oil under various names, such as honey oil, dabs, earwax and shatter.
Agents said that in one apartment raided last week, they found the lab was in full operation, with butane building up in a bathroom. Agents needed to retreat until the lab could be shut down and the butane dissipated.
In the raids, agents said they seized items common to hash-oil labs: numerous cans of butane, large amounts of hash oil and marijuana, bundled cash (about $25,000) and a semi-automatic rifle with several magazines.
On its website, the U.S. Fire Administration offers arch advice to anyone considering setting up a hash-oil operation: "How to make hash oil, explode your house and blow off your hand in 3 easy steps."

 

[jump /injack]

http://www.kvue.com/story/news/crim...making-hash-oil-when-house-exploded/16436935/

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Police have arrested a man after they say his attempts to make hash oil led to an explosion at the house where he was living in June.
According to court documents, officials responded to a fire on June 17, 2013 in the 1800 block of Tamra Court in Round Rock. Police said 23-year-old Justin Michael Rogers was living in the upstairs portion of the house with his girlfriend and their 1-year-old son.
Police said the fire was caused by an explosion, and when officials arrived on the scene, they found marijuana "shake" covering the walls and a butane torch on the floor where the explosion occurred. Police also found a glass pie plate and other supplies usually used to manufacturing hash oil through a method known as BHO, in which butane is infused into the marijuana to extract hash oil.
"This method has resulted in numerous explosions around the country as a result of the flammable nature of the butane," the affidavit reads.
The affidavit says Rogers' girlfriend was putting their son to sleep about five feet away from where the explosion occurred.

I can't even imagine what the sentencing will be with this guy, child endangerment and drug extraction, in Texas people get 20 years for a joint. Bad enough getting your face blown off and your hands fried but doing time in Texas is something you really don't want to do.

 

[juggo]

In Texas anything under a qp is a fine,300$.

peace,
juggo

 

[jump /injack]

http://statelaws.findlaw.com/texas-law/texas-marijuana-laws.html

Texas Marijuana Laws

Overview of Texas Marijuana Laws
In Texas, possession of even a tiny amount of marijuana can land you in jail; in fact, anything less than 2 ounces carries a maximum penalty of 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,000. But penalties are even more serious for possessing concentrates such as hash oil, which is charged as a felony and can result in up to two years in state prison. Some court districts in Texas have drug diversion programs that allow certain first-time offenders to complete a rehabilitation program instead of serving a prison sentence.
The sale of just 7 grams (roughly one-quarter ounce) of cannabis also carries a maximum penalty of 180 days in jail and a possible $2,000 fine. But selling more than 50 pounds of the herb (a felony) can land you in prison for 99 years, with a mandatory minimum sentence of five years. Selling any amount of marijuana to a minor is a felony, with a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Learn more about Texas marijuana laws in the table below. See Details on State Marijuana Laws for more general information.
Code Section
Health & Safety §481.032, et seq.
Possession
Under 2 oz.: Class B misdemeanor; 2-4 oz.: Class A misdemeanor; 4 oz. to 5 lbs.: State jail felony; 5-50 lbs.: 3rd degree felony; 50-2000 lbs.: 2nd degree felony; Over 2000 lbs.: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice institution for life or 5-99 yrs. and $50,000
Sale
.25 oz. or less: Class B misdemeanor (if no remuneration); .25 oz. or less: Class A misdemeanor (with remuneration); .25 oz. to 5 lbs.: state jail felony; 5 lbs. to 50 lbs.: 2nd degree felony; 50-2000 lbs.: 1st degree felony; Over 2000 lbs.: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice institution for life or 10-99 yrs. and/or $100.000; Delivery to minor under 17 who is enrolled in school and over .25 oz.: 2nd degree felony; Within drug-free zone: penalties doubled
Trafficking
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Note: State laws are constantly changing -- contact a Texas drug crimes attorney or conduct your own legal research to verify the state law(s) you are researching.

 

[StacksandGlass]

In Texas anything under a qp is a fine,300$.

peace,
juggo

This isn't true. Texas is one of the harshest places on marijuana. As you've seen in the above post it's considerably more than a fine. Also the production of hash is a very serious offense. Getting caught producing more than 4 grams but less than than 400 is 5 years to life. 95% of extractions that happen are going to fall into this category. Texas is as backwards as they get.

 

[Loc Dog]

This isn't true. Texas is one of the harshest places on marijuana. As you've seen in the above post it's considerably more than a fine. Also the production of hash is a very serious offense. Getting caught producing more than 4 grams but less than than 400 is 5 years to life. 95% of extractions that happen are going to fall into this category. Texas is as backwards as they get.

I am pretty sure, in 1970's, a pound was life sentence. I did not want to say what SaG did, but that is understatement. Was in Florida in 1970's, for summer's, and redneck mentality was everywhere. Most fucked up people I have ever seen. Domestic violence, underage girls pregnant, etc..

If GWB graduated grade school, TX is backwards, criminally.

WC, CO, and NE, are most progressive in country, and where most technology is from.

Doctors prescribe more poison, that will kill people, and ruin lives, than cannabis ever could.

Only bad experience ever, was at 16, eating too much hash, in cookies. Did not expect to trip. Was 3.5 grams of morrocan/lebaneese hash, in dose. Worth about 20 dollars, then.

 

[jump /injack]

"Only bad experience ever, was at 16, eating too much hash, in cookies. Did not expect to trip. Was 3.5 grams of morrocan/lebaneese hash, in dose. Worth about 20 dollars, then". Yep, that would have done most people in, how long were you in the space ship?



http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/10/02/pot-caregiver-convicted-in-hash-oil-explosion-case/


Local
Pot Caregiver Convicted In Hash Oil Explosion Case
October 2, 2014 2:46 PM

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A licensed marijuana caregiver has been convicted of letting others make hash oil through a dangerous process that caused an explosion at her home.


A Weld County jury on Wednesday found 54-year-old Lavonne Bessler guilty of processing or manufacturing marijuana concentrate, a felony. Prosecutors say allowed two other people to make the oil using butane, causing the Aug. 11, 2013 explosion. The people and a 7-year-old were seriously injured in the blast. Bessler wasn’t home.

Prosecutors say Bessler admitted using butane to create hash oil but denied letting others use her equipment to make it on her property.

She faces up to six years in prison when she is sentenced next month.

The process of making hash oil is has caused several similar explosions in Colorado and around the country.


This is a follow up on one from last year. She's looking at 6 years plus any enhancements that might be tacked on such as child endangerment. Broke the #1 Rule, don't do this in your abode.

It seems that its been pretty quiet for the last month or so, maybe the word finally got around that this is very dangerous process to those that don't go by the safety rules.. I haven't heard of one explosion or fire with a closed system in the last 1.5 years and have looked through Google and couldn't find one either, maybe there has never been one, I don't know. One day in a burn ward is $6000 to $10,000 per day and a small closed system is under $2000, less if you do it yourself, sell it when you no longer use it.

 

[Chonkski]

I haven't heard of one explosion or fire with a closed system in the last 1.5 years and have looked through Google and couldn't find one either, maybe there has never been one, I don't know. One day in a burn ward is $6000 to $10,000 per day and a small closed system is under $2000, less if you do it yourself, sell it when you no longer use it.

Amen! Or have someone who does have a proper system do the processing for you on agreement.

Not much excuse for open blasting these days.

And NO EXCUSES if you are vending to other patients.

 

[jump /injack]

http://www.kpax.com/news/man-arrested-after-missoula-apartment-explosion/


Man arrested after Missoula apartment explosion

MISSOULA - A 24-year-old man has been arrested for causing a hash oil explosion Sunday in a University of Montana student housing apartment unit.

Missoula County Detention Center records indicate the man is Patrick Wayne Austin. He faces seven charges in all stemming from the Sunday afternoon explosion, including five felonies.

Among the charges are Criminal Endangerment, Criminal Child Endangerment, and Criminal Possession with Intent to Distribute. Austin is being held on $300,000 bail. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.

Missoula Police Lt. Scott Brodie told MTN News that Austin was making hash oil in the apartment when the blast happened at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Windows were shattered and the building shook on Yreka Court, by the University of Montana Golf Course.

Brodie said the man was taken into custody when he was released from the hospital Sunday. Two other people, an 18-year-old woman and a 19-month-old girl were also injured in the blast. The woman, whose name has not been released, is a University of Montana student.

Their conditions are unknown, but Brodie says none of the injuries was life-threatening. The woman is being investigated for her possible role in the explosion, but she has not been charged with a crime.

Brodie says butane is used to make the hash oil, which is then used to produce edible marijuana.
Austin's initial court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.

5 felony charge including an enhancement of "Child Endangerment". He broke some major safety rules again, he was in a personal residence with others around him and there were children in the vicinity. Explosions/fire and injury would be cut by 90% if just this safety rule was followed. He's going to be given a little under 10 years to think about the errors of his ways. For as little as $2000 for a closed system [less if you build it yourself] he wouldn't be looking at major time in prison. If he just made minimum wages during that time and worked a 40 hour week he'll be out $200,000+-.

See below.


[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"It seems like a relatively recent trend of people who have figured out how to turn a benign plant into an explosive."

Burns of a 2nd and 3rd Degree type associated with Butane type explosions below:

http://www.google.com/search?q=2nd+a...w=1345&bih=841

Gray Wolf's safety tips below.
http://skunkpharmresearch.com/butane-safety/

http://youtu.be/aDIWMp3cIPM Butane filled balloons, 3000+ degree's, see what that will do above in "2nd and 3rd degree burns. Thanks to SkyHighler for UTube site.[/FONT] See post #414 also.

 

[Croptober]

Damn that's crazy

 

[stoney917]

I never heard of closed loop system exploding either... almost everytime i read its some one in a bathroom or garage .... usually with a girlfriend around n a cig lighter. .... blasting tane can be done safely if u follow the rules of using common sense basic knowledge most explosions happen do to stupidity..... these ppl need bubble bags... but i haven't blasted shit i run mark3a n love it.... props grey wolf...

Hey greywolf im curious in all ur yrs experience dealing designing ur awesome machines did u ever have or hear of a cls blowing or injuries...

 

[Gray Wolf]

I've heard references to one blowing up, but never heard any details or confirmed data, so I hold it tongue in cheek If one had, I think we would have it smeared all over the papers and in the hands of the haters.

They are unlikely to do so, because it is hard to get both sufficient atmosphere and a spark inside to set it off.

Leaks are typically slow enough to be a jet of flame if ignited, unless in an enclosed area that can collect the leaks. A good reason to not use one in an enclosure not specifically built and ventillated for the purpose.

 

[stoney917]

Thats exactly what i was thinking it would be everywhere. .. can def see the jet flame happening from a leak but leaks are so noticeable u would have to be totally out of it to not notice it n let enough gas build up........ i pressure test my system before use everytime... yellow gas tape n good pressure gauge are vip... and the number one thing u must have with u before messing with any explosive gas... common sense

 

[jump /injack]

http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ne...-man-sent-state-prison-drug-related-explosion


Here is the follow up on the Willits fire and explosion concerning a man extracting BHO in his home/apt with children involved. His three year sentence to San Quentin Penitentiary was very lenient, he can be out in 1.5 years if he receives good time while inside the slammer. Once more the #1 Rule was broken, Never ever extract in a home or apartment, you are endangering lives, your own, your family and people who live near you. There has not been known to very knowledgeable people on this site any explosion while using a closed system, why would any one knowing the danger do this inside of a dwelling with children and others around. Here is the update:

Willits man sent to state prison for drug-related explosion

By Ukiah Daily Journal staff
Updated: 10/10/2014 12:29:26 PM PDT

A Willits man who caused a drug-related explosion that resulted in a Holly Street rental property being fully engulfed in flames was sentenced Wednesday morning to three years in state prison, according to a news release from the Mendocino County District Attorney's Office.

David Madrigal Sr., 39, was convicted of feloniously and recklessly causing a fire of a structure. He was ordered to pay the cost of the fire fighting efforts, and final restitution to the landlord and insurance company was reserved pending a future hearing.

Madrigal was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon and was to be transported to the San Quentin to begin his sentence.

During the evening hours of March 1, Willits fire and police personnel responded to the burning home on Holly Street. While fire suppression efforts were underway, it was reported to police that the tenant known to live at the house was seeking medical treatment for burns at Howard Hospital. Initially blaming an unknown stranger he saw in his yard, Madrigal said he could only remember a "huge explosion" and "giant fireball" which he claimed knocked him out. Though claiming to have been knocked out, Madrigal also said he tried to put out the fire, but failed because of the size. He eventually left the scene to walk to the hospital.

Responding agents from the Mendocino Major Crimes Task Force determined that a butane honey oil, or hash oil, extraction lab had been in operation at the residence.

After further questioning by the Task Force at the hospital, Madrigal admitted he was operating the lab just prior to the explosion at the same residence where he and his family lived, and that he was selling the finished product in the local community.

"I believe that anyone who willingly releases butane gas into the tight confines of an enclosed building, complete with an operating heating device attached to an occupied building is creating an unjustifiable, objectionable and substantial risk, especially when that exposure includes children," said Willits Fire Chief Carl Magann in a letter to the court.

District Attorney David Eyster agreed with Magann and reiterated his no nonsense policy relating to these types of homemade labs.

"Mendocino County criminals who put lives and property at risk by manufacturing honey or hash oil will feel the full force of the law if they survive the fairly common explosions," Eyster said.

Under the realignment laws, Madrigal is eligible to earn up to 50 percent credit against his 36-month prison commitment. Assuming all credits are earned, it is believed that Madrigal will be paroled from prison back to Mendocino County in March 2016. He would then begin a period of formal supervision under a local parole agent.


"It seems like a relatively recent trend of people who have figured out how to turn a benign plant into an explosive."

Burns of a 2nd and 3rd Degree type associated with Butane type explosions below:

http://www.google.com/search?q=2nd+a...w=1345&bih=84 1

Gray Wolf's safety tips below.
http://skunkpharmresearch.com/butane-safety/

 

[jump /injack]

http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local...oduction-sentenced-to-10-years-279204511.html

Up date on old story. Broke the #1 rule: Don't do this in dwelling and NEVER have children around. There has been no explosions or fires when using closed systems, its very evident that you shouldn't be flying by the seat of your britches. Break Rule #1 and get some serious time in the CrossBar Hotel.


Man whose refrigerator exploded, exposing hash oil production, sentenced to 10 years

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Story Updated: Oct 14, 2014 at 5:41 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man whose 7-year-old son was visiting when a refrigerator exploded in an Encanto home where hash oil was being produced was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in state prison.

Luis Famoso, 27, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to felony child endangerment, manufacturing a controlled substance -- cannabis -- and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Famoso also has a 2008 conviction for carjacking, said Deputy District Attorney Cari Philpott.

Famoso and two roommates -- Andrew Patrick Cullen and Steven Patterson -- were arrested after the non-injury explosion on June 27, 2013, at the home on Paradise Street in Encanto.

Fire officials said they found marijuana plants and a hash oil extraction operation in the residence.

Cullen pleaded guilty to manufacturing of a controlled substance and was sentenced to three years, eight months in local custody. Patterson pleaded guilty to the same charge and received 240 days in jail.

 

[jump /injack]

http://missoulian.com/news/state-an...cle_199e37df-b86e-5819-9913-7b3c6d195af9.html

More idiots using butane inside of a residence. Sets his girl friends hair on fire as well as an infants, 'sets their hair on fire'. Fast tracked for a Darwin Award which will be given to him weekly in the men's shower while in prison.


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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Missoula man arrested after a drug-related explosion in a University of Montana-owned apartment faces five felony charges.

Patrick Wayne Austin made an initial appearance Tuesday in Justice Court on charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, possession with intent to distribute, arson and two counts of criminal endangerment, the Missoulian (http://bit.ly/1z8unbH) reported. Austin, 24, also faces a misdemeanor drug-manufacturing charge.

Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech set Austin's bail at $50,000, in addition to the $20,000 bail set on a separate burglary warrant filed in Flathead County. Austin did not enter pleas to any of the charges, and Orzech said he would be appointed a public defender.

Prosecutors allege Austin was using butane to extract hash oil from marijuana on Sunday afternoon when the explosion happened, burning Austin, Virginia Ervin, 18, and her 19-month-old child.

Officers found 1.67 pounds of marijuana, 8.3 grams of hash oil, a half-pound of hallucinogenic mushrooms, over $2,200 in cash, a rifle and two boxes of butane containers in a search of the apartment, court records say.

Austin was interviewed by police at the hospital and while he acknowledged using butane in hash-oil extraction in the past, he said he quit after setting a shed on fire. He suggested a gas leak must have caused Sunday's explosion, court records said. He said he had the butane because he buys it in bulk to refill his lighters, charging documents said.

Ervin told police that Austin had been using butane to extract hash oil at the time of the explosion. She said he usually has her leave the apartment with her child while he does it, but on Sunday she said she and the child went into another room to watch TV, court records said.

The explosion blew out three windows. Ervin said her hair and her child's hair caught fire.

 

[jump /injack]

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-...hen-called-to-a-lake-county-apartment-complex


Drugs seized from Lake County apartment fire that left man badly burned






MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio - Mentor-On-The-Lake firefighters discovered more than a fire when they responded to a call a few days ago.

The fire department responded to the Northshore Estates Apartment Complex on Plains Road for an explosion that started a fire inside one of the townhouses at the complex, according to police.

Once inside police said firefighters found a man badly burned. Fire crews also found what they believed to be drug manufacturing equipment and called the Mentor-On-The-Lake Police Department.

Police believe the man's burns and injuries are the result of the manufacturing of some type of street drug. The Lake County Narcotics Agents were also called to the scene to investigate.

LCNA Special Agents obtained a search warrant for the home and police officers from both departments searched the home.

During that search, police said they found evidence that indicated the man had been in the process of manufacturing Butane Hash Oil (BHO) when the explosion happened.

"It's like any other fad, everyone is looking for the best high, these labs are popping up. For us, in Lake County, this is the first one," said Sgt. Brad Kemp with the Lake County Narcotics Agency.

Quantities of chemicals that would be needed to manufacture “Shatter,” “Dab” or " Wax" were seized by police and taken from the residence as well as several pounds of harvested marijuana.

Police also confiscated the equipment for an indoor marijuana growing operation.

"They are taking it through a very hazardous process, more hazardous than a meth lab," said Kemp.

The man was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center for his injuries. Both agencies are continuing the investigation.


Another bad burn, another explosion and once more we read that the extraction was being done in the man's home. He broke the #1 Rule: DO NOT USE BUTANE EXTRACTION IN YOUR HOUSE OR APARTMENT OR WHERE CHILDREN, PETS OR OTHERS ARE NEAR. ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR THE DARWIN AWARD.

There hasn't ever been an explosion or fire while using a closed system to my knowledge and a closed system cost about $2000 or even less if you make it yourself. One day in a burn ward is $6000 to $10,000 per day and you'll run up bills in the hundreds of thousands of dollars + the massive attorney fee's to keep your sentence less than 5 years. If there is a child involved you'll be lucky to be out in 10. Then there is the added horror of having to look in the mirror every day and looking at your face, arms, chest and if your barefooted your feet will be like french fry's.

 

[jump /injack]

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_fb46f064-540b-11e4-8bd6-c7c641b0f836.h
October 14, 2014 7:38 pm • By Perry Backus


Man pleads guilty in hash oil explosion case


A California man whose attempt to use butane to brew a batch of hash oil resulted in an explosion that badly burned a Hamilton teenager in May has pleaded guilty to felony drug charges.

Howard Wease III, 25, was arrested in May following an explosion at a home that blew out a window and started a fire.

Court records said Wease and the juvenile were making hash oil from marijuana using a process that involved the use of butane at a home in Hamilton. The butane apparently combusted, which caused an explosion that burned both men.

Wease and Mariah Marie Smith, 20, dropped the juvenile off at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital’s emergency room and left the scene. The juvenile had burns to his hands, feet, head, neck, shoulders and chest.

When Wease was located later that day, the arresting officer noticed that skin was falling off his burned lower arms and hands.

Investigators found significant damage at the home, as well as homemade pipes, 23 cans of butane, five pounds of marijuana and glass containers containing hash oil.

Wease pleaded guilty to criminal production of dangerous drugs and criminal possession of dangerous drugs, both felonies, and two misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia as part of a plea bargain agreement that included a recommended sentence of 12 years with the Montana Department of Corrections, with seven years suspended.

Wease will also be required to testify in other drug cases.

Wease’s sentencing is set for Dec. 3.


Another bad burn, another explosion and once more we read that the extraction was being done in the man's home. He broke the #1 Rule: DO NOT USE BUTANE EXTRACTION IN YOUR HOUSE OR APARTMENT OR WHERE CHILDREN, PETS OR OTHERS ARE NEAR. ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR THE DARWIN AWARD.

There hasn't ever been an explosion or fire while using a closed system to my knowledge and a closed system cost about $2000 or even less if you make it yourself. One day in a burn ward is $6000 to $10,000 per day and you'll run up bills in the hundreds of thousands of dollars + the massive attorney fee's to keep your sentence less than 5 years. If there is a child involved you'll be lucky to be out in 10. Then there is the added horror of having to look in the mirror every day and looking at your face, arms, chest and if your barefooted your feet will be like french fry's.

 

[jump /injack]

http://missoulian.com/news/local/gi...cle_aea67929-8b63-5047-8efa-ce9591e38c82.html


Here is an update on that butane explosion in Montana, seems the boy friend has been exploded before, he just might qualify for two Darwin Awards. His girl friend has admitted on a wire tap that she knew the danger and now she also is looking at child endangerment charges. Unbelievable stupidity.

She is looking at some big time at the "CrossBar Hotel" herself.


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The girlfriend of a Missoula man who is accused of causing an explosion while trying to make hash oil in a University of Montana apartment earlier this month has been arrested and faces felony charges.

Virginia Marie Ervin, 18, on Monday afternoon made her initial appearance before Missoula County Justice of the Peace Amy Blixt, who set bail at $25,000.

Ervin allegedly stayed in the residence with her 19-month-old daughter on Oct. 12, while her boyfriend, Patrick Wayne Austin, used butane to extract hash oil from marijuana in the kitchen. About 15 minutes into the process, the butane caused an explosion in the apartment, blowing out the apartment's windows and burning the adults and child.

Austin was arrested immediately and remains in the Missoula County jail pending bail. Ervin, who is a University of Montana freshman and graduated from Big Sky High School, was booked into the Missoula County jail early Friday morning.


Another bad burn, another explosion and once more we read that the extraction was being done in house. He broke the #1 Rule: DO NOT USE BUTANE EXTRACTION IN YOUR HOUSE OR APARTMENT OR WHERE CHILDREN, PETS OR OTHERS ARE NEAR. BOTH ARE CANDIDATEs FOR THE DARWIN AWARD.

During her initial appearance Monday afternoon, Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jason Marks asked Blixt to keep bail at the warrant amount of $25,000, but said he wouldn't object to Ervin being screened for pre-trial supervision.

"My main concern is that there were discussions between her and her boyfriend, who's the co-defendant in this case, about her fleeing the state," he said. "We need something to ensure that she sticks around."

"I never said I was going to flee," Ervin retorted.

Ervin's public defender asked for her release, arguing that Ervin didn't have a criminal history and had never before been arrested.

Before continuing the $25,000 bail, Blixt ordered Ervin not to discuss the case with Austin and allowed her to be screened for pre-trial supervision.

According to the affidavit, Ervin knew Austin had previously injured himself while making hash oil, and she usually left the apartment with her daughter during the process. On that particular Sunday, however, Ervin was tired and took her daughter into another room to “just chill” and watch television.

About 15 minutes after Austin allegedly started extracting the oil, Ervin told police, she heard a loud “whoosh sound” and glanced up to see the kitchen on fire.

“She then realized that both her and her child’s hair were on fire,” the affidavit stated.

The explosion blew out the windows of the apartment, leaving pieces of glass and marijuana buds on the lawn and street below. Austin, Ervin and her daughter were taken to the hospital and treated for second- and third-degree burns.

Firefighters found a hotplate on the stove with a glass baking dish on it, two boxes of butane containers, 1.67 pounds of marijuana, 8.3 grams of hash oil and more than $2,200. They also found a half-pound of psilocybin mushrooms and a rifle.

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According to the affidavit, Ervin contacted Missoula Police Detective Stacy Lear multiple times after the explosion requesting access to the apartment so she could gather items she needed for school.

Last week, Lear gained access to recorded phone calls from Austin, in the Missoula County jail, to Ervin’s cellphone. In the calls, Austin allegedly directed Ervin to retrieve his backpack from the apartment and suggested she tell police she needed it for school. The backpack allegedly contained $2,000 in cash, drugs and Austin’s cellphone.

In another call, Ervin told Austin she had gone back into the apartment and found “Molly” and cocaine – drugs police failed to find in their search – and had disposed of them.

They also allegedly discussed getting money from Austin’s clients – sums ranging from $150 to $300. In a subsequent call, Ervin told Austin she had collected about $700 so far.

Austin also directed Ervin to claim they had a common-law marriage, so she wouldn’t be forced to testify against him, and told her to leave the state to avoid being subpoenaed.

Ervin faces three felony charges, including tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, conspiracy to commit tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, and accountability for criminal distribution of dangerous drugs, and a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child.

 

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http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/st.../weekend-crime-keeps-cops-fire-busy/18005143/

The weekend started for Visalia firefighters late Friday night after they responded to a structure fire near Howard Avenue and Sowell Street. When firefighters responded, the back of the home was on fire and smoke was filling the home. It took firefighters about 10 minutes to extinguish the flames and more than an hour to clean up and secure the home.

Battalion Chief Danny Wristen estimated the damage to the home at $80,000 and $20,000 in damage to the contents of the home.

Shortly after extinguishing the fire, though, firefighters determined the residents were cooking hash oil from marijuana when vapors ignited and caused an explosion. The explosion caused the back half of the home to catch fire.

Visalia police aided the fire department in the investigation and arrested Marcos Amaro, 22, on suspicion of manufacturing hash oil.

He was booked at Main Jail in Visalia and is being held on $250,000 bail.

Another Darwin Award, most likely his parents house.