cannabisnews.com: Senator's Son Had Drugs In Car But Wasn't Charged Senator's Son Had Drugs In Car But Wasn't Charged Posted by FoM on November 14, 1999 at 15:33:37 PT Associated Press Source: Fox News Minneapolis,A sheriff's deputy denied he gave preferential treatment to a U.S. senator's son who allegedly was driving with 10 bags of marijuana in his car but was not charged with any crime, the Star Tribune reported Sunday. Morgan Grams, the 21-year-old son of Sen. Rod Grams, R-Minn., was stopped in July by Anoka County sheriff's deputies, the paper said, citing reports on file. He was driving without a license and on probation, but was driven home in the front seat of Chief Deputy Peter Beberg's car, the newspaper reported. Deputies had been searching for Grams at the personal request of the senator, who was worried after his son borrowed a rental car but failed to return it, the paper said. Sen. Grams declined to be interviewed for the story, and a spokesman said the senator would not comment on his personal life. The newspaper said it was unable to reach Morgan Grams for comment. Beberg found Grams driving a sport utility truck with 10 bags of marijuana inside — an unspecified amount. A 17-year-old passenger was charged with possession of nine of the bags and later spent time at a juvenile detention center. The 10th bag was found under Grams' seat, according to a report by deputy Todd Diegnau, who declined to be interviewed. The senator's Minnesota office is in Anoka. Beberg, who also is Anoka's mayor, defended his actions. "If there would have been a charge I could have made at that time, I don't care if it was Morgan or Rod Grams himself, I would have made that arrest,'' Beberg told the newspaper. Anoka County Sheriff Larry Podany backed his chief deputy. "I don't know that I would have done anything different out there,'' he said. But Peter Erlinder, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law, questioned the handling of the case. "It has all the appearances of a case of clear-cut preferential treatment,'' he said. "It would be easy to find thousands of African-Americans, Hispanics and working class white males who are in prison for exactly the circumstances that occurred in this case.'' Published: November 14, 1999comments newsdigital.com© 1999, News America Digital Publishing, Inc. Related Articles:This Is Two-Tiered Justice - 8/24/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread2607.shtmlWhy the Story Matters - 8/10/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread2588.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #1 posted by kaptinemo on November 14, 1999 at 17:32:50 PT Law for the Rich & Law for the Poor Are two different things.For the Rich, it's a "Get Out of Jail Free" card, no records, no embarressing mug shots, and if the officer is really good and puts just the right amount of 'brown' on his nose, he gets a job with the Senator's office.Whereas, a young Black kid would get his brains blown out, and a 'throwaway' pistol stuck in his lifeless hands, just for demanding a reason for the stop."10 bags". Sanbwich bags? Garbage bags? Duffel bags? What matters is that he had it on him, and no arrests. He's even being driven back to Daddy by the nice officer."Forgot to return a rental car". Yeah, right. Can't say "Grand theft auto" and "Senator's son" in the same breath, can they? (How'd he get the car to begin with, when he 'has no license, and is on probation?)How blatant does it have to be? [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: