77-year-old Texas Lawyer Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Drugs into Texas Jail

Wow I guess you’re never too old to hustle. I came across this article on Apple News and I couldn’t believe my eyes. I can’t imagine a senior citizen placing themselves in this situation even for a dollar but I guess crime pays extremely well, perhaps more than a lawyer’s salary.

A defense attorney in Houston, Texas, is facing up two felony charges and up to ten years in prison after being accused of smuggling drugs to inmates in a county jail.

According to the article, multiple inmates fell ill after injecting the drugs from laced paper documents. The lawyer is accused of being a major supplier of the drugs, disguised as regular mail. Inmates would pay anywhere from $250-500 to the attorney to bring in laced documents with ecstasy, synthetic marijuana and narcotics. Two inmates have died.

There are apparently other attorneys under investigation as well after an uptick in overdoses inside the jail. Over the past few years the jail has failed a number of inspections for things like laxed monitoring & failure to provide medical care to inmates.

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WATCH: Funeral Director Loses It All Due to Alcoholism

I came across this video from the show “Intervention” on my YouTube feed. It struck a cord with me because I personally watched my uncle drink himself to death’s door and it was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. It got so bad that I almost submitted his story to the show “Intervention”. The family felt all out of options. Eventually my uncle did pass away due to events not directly tied to alcoholism.

If you or someone you know suffers from alcohol please start seeking help because the longer the addiction goes the more dangerous it becomes.

For the cellphone people there is an app called Reframe that could help monitor drinking. You can find the app on Google Play or the App Store. Whatever works, addiction is a sickness. It’s a disease.

Brian, the man featured in this video has now been sober since 2016.