man found asleep in a closet...with a corpse

[Amby 490]

HOUSTON - A Houston man found asleep with a corpse inside a closet of a vacant home has been charged with misdemeanor drug offenses, authorities said Monday.

Cody Jean Plant, 21, was discovered Sunday after the owner of the house reported hearing voices and seeing signs of forced entry at the home in Cypress, about 25 miles northwest of Houston, according to a Harris County Precinct 4 Constable official.

Authorities did not immediately release the dead man's identity.

"There were two guys in the closet. They appeared to be sleeping, one was snoring and the other was deceased," said Assistant Chief Deputy Mark Herman. "It appeared that they were doing some sort of narcotics, at least the one that they woke up."

Plant was charged with one count of possession of a dangerous drug and two counts of possession of a controlled substance of more than three grams and less than 28 grams. All are punishable by up to a year in jail. It was not immediately clear what kind of drugs Plant allegedly had in his possession.

Plant also had been charged with abuse of a corpse after prosecutors alleged he treated the body "in an offensive manner," but that charge was dropped Monday during a probable cause hearing.

Plant remained in the Harris County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bail Monday. Jail officials did not know Monday night whether Plant had an attorney.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33290495/ns/us_news-weird_news/

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Holy #######... this reminds me of another dude who kept many, maky skeletons in his closet...

and his fridge....

[Niels Bohr 72]

Young Hannibal Lectur

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

$15K bail? That sounds a little ridiculous...

[Peikko 1,575]

For possession? Dunno what's normal to be honest but that doesn't seem to outlandish to me.

[Ban Hammer 12,840]

Holy #######... this reminds me of another dude who kept many, maky skeletons in his closet...

and his fridge....

and a wide selection of bbq sauce.

[Mononoke28 134]

Plant also had been charged with abuse of a corpse after prosecutors alleged he treated the body "in an offensive manner,"

I wonder what they mean by that...

Diana

[mawilson 2,133]

$15K bail? That sounds a little ridiculous...

Too much?

[Peikko 1,575]

Plant also had been charged with abuse of a corpse after prosecutors alleged he treated the body "in an offensive manner,"

I wonder what they mean by that...

Diana

I would imagine they thought he had interfered with the corpse in some way, probably sexually. However, that portion of the charge has been dropped entirely.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

$15K bail? That sounds a little ridiculous...

Too much?

Yeah.

[Amby 490]

$15K bail? That sounds a little ridiculous...

Too much?

Yeah.

not if he has priors

[mawilson 2,133]

$15K bail? That sounds a little ridiculous...

Too much?

Yeah.

Well, bail bondsmen usually charge a fee of 10% of the total amount of the bail required

to post a bond for the total amount, so he really only needs $1,500.

[meowmeowmeow 0]

so they both got high together but the other dude overdosed and then the living guy molested him?

[Nagishkaw 510]

#######???

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

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