well that didn't work out well lol. Thread title sounded to good to be true but sounds like it is. The meth was a "white powdery substance" that he was snorting.
hears the link and I'll try copy pasting again.
By Rory Devine, Lauren Steussy and Tony Shin, NBCSanDiego.com
A San Diego college student detained for several days in a county detention facility cell is seeking an attorney and may be considering filing a civil lawsuit, sources tell NBCSanDiego.
The
24-year old UCSD engineering student was left in the cell for five days
without food or water, seemingly forgotten by the federal authorities
who detained him.
He was one of seven people
detained after a Drug Enforcement Administration ecstasy raid in
University City on April 21, according to a DEA statement.
See video, read the original report at NBCSanDiego.com
"The individual was at the house by his own admission," the DEA confirmed Monday.
During
the raid, authorities said, they confiscated ecstasy, marijuana,
prescription medication, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and a white powdery
substance that was described as a synthetic hallucinogen. They said they
also seized numerous weapons, including a Russian rifle, handguns and
thousands of rounds of ammunition.
"Seven suspects
were brought back to county detention." One was released, but
"accidentally left in one of the cells," a statement from the DEA read.
The
defendants were brought back to the DEA office after the raid and
processed. The suspects were moved around the five cells at the
detention facility during the proceeding. None were strip or body cavity
searched, the DEA stated.
A law enforcement source told NBC 7 that the student was handcuffed and held in a room no larger than the average bathroom.
Sources
say a worker at the DEA discovered the man by chance about five days
later after hearing strange noises coming from the holding cells.
When
authorities with the DEA discovered that the student was still in the
cell, they immediately called emergency medical services. UTSanDiego.com
reported that San Diego fire officials said paramedics were called
April 25.
In the cell, the detainee told authorities he found a white powdery substance, which he took, the DEA statement said.
Later testing revealed the substance was methamphetamine.
Sources
close to the student say he nearly died of kidney failure in Sharp
hospital due to the dehydration he experienced. He was treated for
several days and released.
He is not currently under arrest, authorities with the DEA said.
San Diego defense attorney Gretchen Von Helms says the victim could get millions if he files a lawsuit.
"In
all my years of practice I've never heard of the DEA or any federal
government employee simply forgetting about someone that they have in
their care," she said.
"There has to be repercussions if people do not follow the safety and the care when they have a human being in their custody."
Former
federal prosecutor John Kirby said he’s familiar with the holding cells
at the DEA office. He told NBC 7 San Diego that the rooms have no
bathrooms and the suspect likely went without food or water.
Given
his familiarity with the DEA, Kirby said this incident is
“inconceivable” because every detainee is processed, and it would be
hard to get lost in the shuffle.
“You talk about
whether they might have done it intentionally. No way, because
somebody's career is done over this,” added Kirby.
