Lottery winner's prize day includes drug arrest

Comment #26

tnhope — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:07:21 GMT

ha ha you are so right

Comment #25

Hermanus104 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:55:32 GMT

It looks like this man was not making enough money from his drug deals, so he decided to buy a lottery ticket to supplement his income.

Comment #24

KY Floyd — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:54:56 GMT

No, they don't have to prove he bought it with drug money. That's how it should work, but in asset forfeiture cases you're generally guilty until you can prove your innocence. The ticket and other valuable assets are likely to be treated the same way as cash.

Comment #23

jizzy — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:34:33 GMT

that's snip ed up any way to gey money uuuh,,,

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Comment #22

JordanT1021 — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:07:26 GMT

he should get back his ticket.. the courts will end up paying interest on the winning ticket...

Comment #21

luckyshoes — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:40:38 GMT

lol think he had already signed his name on the back of it ??? bet not

Comment #20

master-g — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:08:40 GMT

early new york. 007 070 954 080 535 813 6438

Comment #19

mjwinsmith — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:55:04 GMT

If and when I buy a lottery ticket it's MINE, I paid for it and it's in my possession. If it wins and I don't sign it and lose it someone can pick it up SIGN it and go cash in, again a BEARER instrument.

It's now up to me to PROVE that it was mine and that it was loss or stolen if that were the case. If I can't prove that then who ever FOUND the ticket is a happy Lottery winner, case closed.

Let's take an example of that same lottery ticket in my pocket, and say I got caught for drunk driv... [ More ]

Comment #18

TheGameGrl — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:15:17 GMT

I can name many a scenario that merely because the ticket is in someones possession does NOT make it theirs. Think about it , in the mean time Savagegoose poses the proper question.

The ticket may be held by the department that captured it, doesnt mean they get to claim it. THe Judge who does the case would decide on the liquidation of assets if found guilty. Even the red handed get a trial before other matters are resolved.

Comment #17

Czech — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:01:33 GMT

It s our society which has digressed.

Drugs don t only affect the people who use them. Drugs affect, and infect, our entire world. We need to stop enabling people to destroy lives. They take products off the market because they can potentially hurt people, but we look the other way when people use addictive drugs. Alcohol is also a drug.

I wonder if there s any correlation between the following:

Pedophiles and Drugs

Murderers and Drugs

Rapists and Drugs

Get

Comment #16

Play-girl — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:04:47 GMT

If They're That Weak Minded 2 Let Drugs Destroy Their Family, Then Take The Drugs Away It Would Be Something Else Destroying It Like *Alcohol* I Agree He Should Go 2 Jail! But Hang Em That's A Bit Much! I Digress... In Other News..

Comment #15

Czech — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:55:27 GMT

I wonder if the families of the drug dealer s customers would agree with you.

Czech

Comment #14

Play-girl — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:28:17 GMT

Wowww...... IMO The Only People Who Should Be Hung Are Pedophiles, Murderers Rapists

Comment #13

Czech — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:13:08 GMT

Hang em! It ll teach em a lesson.

Czech

Comment #12

mjwinsmith — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:30:51 GMT

Excellent points.

Comment #11

mjwinsmith — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:29:03 GMT

Lottery tickets are bearer instruments, when he was arrested it was found on his person, bearer owns the ticket.

Comment #10

time*treat — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:08:04 GMT

I miss Rip Snorter's posts.

Comment #9

BaristaExpress — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:07:59 GMT

Read that and see what can happen to the dealers that have no other source of income (no job, unemployment check, etc).

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/118340

Comment #8

HaveABall — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:06:08 GMT

Hoosier

Comment #7

butch2030 — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:44:53 GMT

Nice Try, but I don't think this one will fly.

I am sure they had a seach warrant for the drugs everything else that pertains to drugs. If he sold drugs from his car, they can take the car. If he sold drugs from his house, they can take the house. If they find a large stach of cash that cannot be explained, they can take the cash. They have to prove that he bought the ticket with drug money, and I don't think this one will hold up in court. Good Try Won't Fly. This is what I think.... [ More ]

Comment #6

savagegoose — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:40:32 GMT

who says its his ticket

Comment #5

mjwinsmith — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:05:12 GMT

Can you imagine if it was a $200,000,000.00 winning Lotto ticket! I agree with you, once convicted of a crime he should serve his time and pay a fine. But the Lottery ticket should be his to keep.

Comment #4

time*treat — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:51:11 GMT

They'd have let him keep it, if it were a bill for $2,260. Big criminals going after the little ones.

Comment #3

Play-girl — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:22:50 GMT

Of Course They're Going 2 Keep It!! They Make The Laws Up As They Go Along. Day By Day Case By Case! I Agree He Should Go 2 Jail 4 Selling Drugs! But Leave His Lottery Ticket Out Of It

Comment #2

computerhead723 — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:43:29 GMT

bet you he was black they INVENT -A - LAW - when THE tEA BAGGER POLICE WANT TO

KEEP BLACKS POOR ;

WILL pass phony laws to steal your money ; I SAY IF YOU WIN YOU WIN AND IF YOUR ON CHARGES THEN YOU SERVE YOUR PUNISHMENT BUT BOTH -NO-WAY....

Comment #1

billyloco — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:27:15 GMT

HILARIOUS!!! Of course they can claim the prize!!! Its a decent down payment

on another dope sniffing dog.....LOL

Lottery winner's prize day includes drug arrest

Lottery Post — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:51:35 GMT

Winning ticket may be subject to forfeiture

Monday was a good news-bad news day for Mark Chambers.

The good news is his Indiana Pick Four lottery ticket is a winner, worth $2,260.

The bad news is that the ticket was in his pocket when he was arrested for allegedly dealing cocaine.

Sgt. John Jelks of the Gary Narcotics-Vice Unit said his detectives are consulting with prosecutors and the city's forfeiture lawyer to determine if the police department can seize the prize.

Chambers, 2... [ More ]