Monday, August 29, 2011

Drugs ... if they don't kill you, they'll destroy your life

After making it two years without another ticket, a 19-year-old got very unlucky on August 21. He got busted for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of an amount of a controlled substance, meaning a Class 4 Felony charge.

Caught by Wonder Lake Police was Joshua Velmont, middle son of a missing Woodstock woman, Beth Bentley. Of course, he is innocent until proven guilty. When you get caught with the goods, is it an uphill battle or downhill?

I had heard rumors of drug use, but who wants to malign someone based on a rumor?

With all the attention in the news about marijuana, cocaine and heroin, how do we get kids, young adults and adults to stop using? Using drugs has to be one of the most stupid moves ever. Do they think they aren't going to get caught?

But, even if they don't get caught, can't they figure out that snorting powder, downing pills, or shooting up just isn't a very smart thing to do?

When a person gets a public defender, it usually means he doesn't have any money. So where was he getting the money for drugs?

Judge Prather will hold a revocation hearing on September 14 at the 9:00AM call in Room 304. Bye-bye, driver's license.

Hopefully, this will be a strong wake-up call for young Velmont. He has a chance right now to turn his life around. Dump the drugs. Dump the drug-using and -peddling "friends." They aren't your friends, Josh. Turn your back on them right now. Period. All of them. If you know anyone who is using illegal drugs, get them out of your life. If you need to say something to them, just tell them you are taking back control of your life and choosing new friends and acquaintances who do not use illegal drugs (or use drugs illegally).

There is plenty of help around to help you succeed.

1 comment:

Jen said...

I wonder if this is the same 19 year old kid in Wonder Lake, which is where I live that has stolen tools from the man at the end of my street, goes up and down my street at night looking suspicious, broke into a basement at a house on Benjamin and stole copper from the pipes to cash that in, and is thought to have stole my neighbor's four wheeler at night. He has been seen at night lurking around people's driveways. It's gotten so bad on my street that neighbors are installing cameras in their driveways... If he drives a red Camaro, I'm telling you, it's the same kid. It's funny because we were just talking last night about how we haven't seen him cruising around lately... He's not well liked in my neighborhood! My neighbor spotted him doing the drug deal right out in the open at a gas station in Wonder Lake and called that in. Not cool, if it's the same kid, he's headed in a very poor direction. :(