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Sheriff Irritated That Grams Commented On Report
Posted by FoM on December 09, 1999 at 07:41:25 PT
Associated Press
Source: Star Tribune
The Dakota County Sheriff said he was irritated that Sen. Rod Grams' office proclaimed the senator was " relieved" an investigation found no evidence he sought special favors when he asked authorities to find his son. 
Sheriff Don Gudmundson, whose office is investigating the incident that happened in Anoka County, told Grams the statement was " premature and not helpful" because a full report isn' t expected until Friday. In a written statement released Wednesday, Grams was quoted as saying: " I am relieved that this report will finally bring to light the facts of the incident regarding my son, and that the phone call I made to the sheriff' s department was only that of a concerned father scared for the welfare of my son." Gudmundson said Grams told him the statement had been put out without his knowledge. " I don' t have my campaign put things out without my knowledge. Especially with things that affect my family, " the sheriff told The Associated Press. " I think he knew I was not pleased or impressed." Gudmundson said a nine-page executive summary of the investigation will be released at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Washington County Government Center. WCCO-TV reported Tuesday night that the investigation concluded Anoka County deputies did not follow proper procedures when they stopped Grams' son, Morgan Grams, and gave him a ride home, ignoring marijuana and beer in his car. WCCO also reported, quoting law enforcement sources it did not name, that the report suggests there was no evidence either way whether Grams asked for special favors. Gudmundson would not confirm or deny the report, but called it " flimsy" and " premature." He said no one but himself knows what the report will say because he was still working on it and making revisions Wednesday evening. " I' m writing it on my computer by myself, " he said. Grams' July 14 request for help from authorities wasn' t his first. Grams also called Hennepin County Sheriff Pat McGowan on June 15 for help in finding his son, said the sheriff' s spokeswoman, Rosanne Campagnoli. McGowan referred the request to two Hennepin County detectives, who found Morgan Grams in East Bethel in Anoka County and persuaded him to call his father, then drove him to a relative' s home in Ramsey, she said. In the July incident, Morgan Grams was stopped by Anoka County sheriff' s deputies while driving a borrowed sport utility vehicle with 10 bags of marijuana in it. He was driving without a license, was on probation and had several prior misdemeanor charges, but wasn' t even given a ticket. Instead, he was driven home in the front seat of Chief Deputy Peter Beberg' s unmarked car. A reserve officer also said that a half-full beer can was found in the vehicle. The Dakota County sheriff' s office has been working with the Washington County attorney' s office, which will decide what charges, if any, will be filed. Published: December 9, 1999Copyright 1999 Associated Press. Related Articles:Grams Relieved Report Shows No Favor Asked - 12/08/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3927.shtmlGrams Denies Influencing Treatment Of Son - 11/24/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3771.shtmlSons Troubles Give Perspective on Drugs, Justice - 11/23/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3765.shtml
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