CCSO
- Name: DAVID SCOTT KRAUSE
- Charge: MARIJUANA-MFG SCHEDULE 1, MARIJUANA-MORE THAN 20 GRAMS-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
- Residence: Naples, FL
- Age: 60
- Occupation: FITNESS
- Case #: Not yet available
A 60-year-old man faces felony charges after Collier County sheriff’s detectives say they found a poolside marijuana grow operation at his North Naples home on Wednesday.
David Scott Krause, 151 Conners Ave., was arrested on charges of manufacturing marijuana and possession of marijuana over 20 grams, both felonies. He also was charged with possession of narcotic paraphernalia, a misdemeanor.
Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office’s Vice and Narcotics Bureau conducted an investigation at Krause’s home after receiving a tip about a possible marijuana grow operation, according to sheriff’s reports.
Sheriff’s reports gave this account:
Detectives walked up the driveway and immediately smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the garage. One of the garage doors was wide open and detectives could see two marijuana buds hanging on a string drying in plain view. They made contact with Krause’s wife, who gave detectives written and verbal permission to search the residence.
Krause arrived at the home while detectives were there.
They found four marijuana plants that were growing in pots by the outdoor pool. The plants had an estimated street value of $12,000.
The search also turned up some more marijuana in a vehicle at the residence, along with 5.9 grams of suspected hashish and six marijuana pipes containing marijuana residue. The additional marijuana had an estimated street value of $1,500.
This year, detectives have shut down six marijuana grow operations in Collier, making five arrests and uncovering a total of 124 plants with a combined estimated street value of $372,000, the Sheriff’s Office reported. Five of the grow operations were inside residences and one, Krause’s operation, was outside. Detectives have also seized two firearms and $20,500 in U.S. currency in 2012.
In 2011, detectives seized a total of 447 marijuana plants with a combined estimated street value of $1.3 million from 14 marijuana grow operations. Nine were indoor grow houses and five were outdoor operations. Children were discovered in two of the indoor grow houses.
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Comments » 160
anotherPOV writes:
How many firefighters could we hire with the money we will spend punishing this man for getting high?
Billbag writes:
They just get Dumb and Dummer no matter what age. What is extremely sad is there are so many children who live in around that place too. Stupid is as Stupid does! He will probably get Community Supervised Probation too. Probably not a good thing in this case.
ke4ktz writes:
That's not a grow house...that's personal consumption!
John_Galt writes:
Did you know - they TRIED to kill mice using marijuana. They GAVE UP, after the equivalent of 15,000 joints in 1 hour.
End the war on drugs, end the violence, end the black market, end the destruction of lives.
Smoke weed and don't get caught, become President.
Smoke weed and get caught, go to prison, never get a decent job for the rest of your life.
I don't and have never done any illegal drugs in my life - I just want the violence and black market to stop. I also want government interference in our lives to stop.
naples4kids writes:
I agree with Ron Paul we need to retreat from the War on Drugs, because its not winnable. Do the police now get to seize the house and sell it at auction so that they can buy more fancy SWAT robots and mini-tanks?
John_Galt writes:
The United States locks up more people than any other country in the world - no matter how you try to spin the statistics, no matter how you count it - we're WAY out front. What does it cost us to confine 2 million people? On average, around $45,000 per year! That works out to $90,000,000,000. That's 90 Billion per year! MOST of those people that we're paying so much money to detain are there for NON-VIOLENT drug related charges...
$90 Billion/year - That's not even counting the money spent on catching these people, or the lost revenue from sales and income taxes, or the ruined lives of the kids that get into the drug trade. (That's another $40 Billion / year)
If only a portion of that money were spent on treatment and not incarceration - we would be FAR better off!
End the War on Drugs! We can't afford it!
JohnDoeNJ writes:
Spare us the "What about the children" rational.
Marijuana is less dangerous to society than many legal substances and foods people consume daily. Have you read the news lately about Ammonium Hydroxide in McDonald's hamburgers? How about the recent scientific study that shows that sugar, in high doses, is nearly as toxic to the body as alcohol? These things cause obesity, diabetes, cancer, and a host of other preventable illnesses and deaths. Marijuana causes few ill effects apart from possibly making you lazy, and even then it depends on the individual.
This is about money and the fact there is more to be made by outlawing Marijuana than legalizing and selling it. If it were legal, this guy could do just what he was doing and no one would make squat except the company he bought seeds and grow equipment from. Because it's illegal, cops, lawyers, counselors, probation officers, judges all have jobs which in a logical world would seem like a waste of money and law enforcement resources.
Marijuana's prohibition has nothing to do with "protecting the children" and everything to do with propping up an unjust, unconstitutional system.
Oh and you also spelled "Dumber" wrong; which is quite ironic.
John_Galt writes:
The militarization of our police is unconscionable!
Hindsight writes:
Four cases of Jack Daniels would have been fine because taxes were paid on that. Four small plants, wow what a big bust. It's all about control and money for the government. You can't tax what people can grow in their back yard so it will never be legal. I don't smoke it and could care less but I can see thru the government BS.
OMG, There were kids at one of the grow houses. Hey kid, go get your dad another beer and bring one fer your mom too because thats legal, we paid taxes on it.
John_Galt writes:
End the black market and the price will plummet. No more stealing to feed the habit. Free Market will drive the costs WAY down, street corner drug dealers will go out of business, and the violence will end. Think this is a fairy tale? Google Prohibition and wake up!
Arete411 writes:
Going after a guy who was growing some pot in a couple of pots by his pool, undoubtedly for personal consumption, is a waste of law enforcement time and taxpayer money. Leave him alone, and legalize it, already.
CaptScotty writes:
From reading the article, seems someone is a rat. An anonymous tip???
Stella_Blue (Inactive) writes:
I can only imagine the cops and equipment used to arrest this guy.
Niki_6 writes:
How are those tiny 4 plants the equivalent of $12k? This is a stupid waste of my tax dollars, clearly since he's growing it for his own consumption. Legalize and tax it, then you can control it and make money on it. For the children, of course.
Z07 writes:
Neighbors probably ratted him out.
Heraclitus writes:
Four plants?
Off with his head! (no... the other one...)
How come 4 plants are worth $12,000, but on the big raids the plants are worth $1000 apiece? Economy of scale? Who comes up with these numbers? I suspect it's Viet Nam body count syndrome.
arrow writes:
151 Connors Ave. is no way Naples Park. It's Connors Vanderbilt Beach Estates on the west side of Vanderbilt Drive. Connors is across from 106th in the 'Park' and with a great water view.
Heraclitus writes:
Hate to burst your bubble, but I've been told that's exactly why they won't legalize it. It's so easy to grow that the best minds around can't figure a way to tax it.
If you can figure a way to tax it (Grower's License?... fat chance of that working), contact your Congressman. It's like growing tomatoes or zucchini at home... or petunias. No good way to tax it.
JohnDoeNJ writes:
What does it say about our country that unless it is possible to tax something it must be outlawed?
There are some things in this world that greedy Uncle Sam just wasn't meant to get his hands on.
Maggotbrain writes:
Four Plants?
A "street value" of $12k?
Admittedly, narcotics traffiking is a problem, but marijuana is not a narcotic, nor is this guy selling his four plants for 12k.
This is idiotic.
If I were on the jury for this case, I woulkd be very tempted to refuse to convict, regardless of the "experts" who claimed this was worth $12k "on the street".
Mostly I think "jury nullification" is a bad idea, but I think it would be proper here.
profiler writes:
Is it illegal to hope nazi gestapo officers get shot? Am I committing a crime? Just curious..
BucFan writes:
I feel really bad for this guy. He was obviously just growing it for his own enjoyment (Maybe for a few of his friends too).
One of his neighbors was probably the rat. I hope what goes around comes around.
woods311 writes:
A little information you may not be aware of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSKJrg...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Md2WN...
The war on Drugs.
A failed war, on American citizens, disguised as protecting our children.
Twenty million casualties and counting.
warrenfire writes:
Well now - CCSO Heroes all.
Thank God you have stopped this madman from ruining our precious country. The thought of growing natural herbal plants for personal use and enjoyment on private property is simply disgusting and cannot be tolerated.
By the way, I noticed a sick dog eating some grass the other day I only wish that I had the presence of mind to call the dog catcher to have this vile animal removed form our community before innocents are exposed to the corruptions and vice occurring on my front lawn.
God save us from this evil.
arealrealist writes:
Poor guy, if only people would wake up and realize that "Marijuana" is a PLANT. Yes, you may be thinking, WAIT? Does that mean it is the exact same life form as grass or maybe even a dandelion? It isn’t some cooked up brain cell killing chemical? Yes you are correct! Marijuana is just a plant. It is not cooked in labs, extracted, etc. It is just a PLANT. A plant that is putting 3rd time non-violent offenders, such as Mr. David Krause, in jail for a long time. Now, besides wrecking his life, our government is spending in excess of $40,000 to keep him in jail and tens of thousands of others like him as well. As Americans, we should be asking ourselves this question; Should we spend $40,000 a year keeping men and women like this in jail (again, for non-violent offenders A.K.A people using marijuana for recreational use) for ingesting a plant? Of course not, you might as well be saying if I go outside and harvest a dandelion and smoke it, I am committing a felony! HA
Some people call the “war on drugs” a joke; I do not. The war on drugs has been diverted off the original path. We need to legalize marijuana across the board and let the states decide whether or not they would like it legalized, and allocate the rest of that money on a REAL war on drugs. Go after crack, cocaine, METH, heroin, PERSCRIPTION DRUGS ABUSERS.
I’ll let you decide what you think after reading that—Oh wait! Did I mention it has medical properties as well such as treating glaucoma? I didn’t? I’ll save that for another comment, I think I made my point.
zxcv writes:
I'll join in, been saying for years: legalize it, tax it, use the money to treat other drug addicts, like ALCOHOL! It's nice to see the tide changing on this topic. Besides the tax issues folks, let's not forget the "war on drugs" industry that formed. How many government types would be out of work if it were legal. They don't care if they ruin lives as long as they have their pay and pensions.
slogoodland writes:
The meter reader snitched him out,personal consumption... should be able to grow 5 plants per-person something like Alaska had!
IMSufrin writes:
You and several others are absolutely correct - this is STUPID. Let the poor guy grow a few plants for himself. Cripes sake. And 4 little potted plants worth 12K - my arse. Seems if the cops here can't solve any REAL crimes, they'll makes us all feel safe by busting grandpa for a doobie. Pathetic place we live in.
Trexler writes:
Its not Naples Park...you writer moron..Naples Park is Immokalee by the Sea...NP has its own cherished reputation...
IMSufrin writes:
Sorry, I lived there too at one time, and it IS unfortunately Naples Park (aka Immokalee by the Sea). Maybe not technically, but in practicality, you are stuck with the low-rent antics and third world mentality of those morons. My advice - get out.
Shark88 writes:
George Washington grew hemp.
alexia6ciula writes:
I agree.
Mariuana is just a plant like tobacco. Nowadays the real drugs are the synthetic S hit people snore, smoke and shut up that makes them crazy!! Not to mention the "prescription drugs"
IMSufrin writes:
Gotta love the headline "...grow operation". Really?? Well, I've got a couple pots of basil and a few tomato plants - call me a friggin' Farmer!!
Z07 writes:
This is really a waste of law enforcement and money. They should be going after the real criminals in our society like attorney general Eric Holder and his boss Obama for the Fast and Furious mess that they invented to try and turn the American people against the legal ownership of firearms. They ended up getting a border agent killed along with many innocent Mexicans by flooding the border with guns and not tracking them. It was all a hoax that ended up biting them in the rear. Holder is lying to congress about it again today.
The border agents family is now suing our government and I hope they win.
They did this without informing the Mexican authorities.
The Bush administration did a similar operation in cooperation with the Mexican government called Wide Receiver. They actually tracked the guns though. The program was discontinued.
Many try to confuse the latter with the former while trying to make excuses for the criminals that are now running our country. Their motives were completely opposite. Bush and the Mexicans were trying to apprehend criminals while the Obama administration did it for the purpose of trying to get rid of the 2nd amendment.
IMSufrin writes:
I feel so much safer now. Might just leave my doors and windows open tonight!
Heraclitus writes:
Don't Bogart that joint, my friend...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGJvz...
My, how things have changed... when I was young living up north, it was all the teachers and cops in our condo that smoked pot. Good to see that they don't do that down here.
sandra_dee writes:
LOL! Waste of time & money CCSO!
TunaBones writes:
Don’t forget jails/prisons. Much of it is privatized for profit. Big money buys lobbyists. Lobbyists get things done. Regarding the children, no, kids shouldn’t be exposed to it until they are old/competent enough and or responsible enough to deal with any consequences (good or bad) of use or affiliation with pot. I can say this, in school and in the military, I knew good people/kids who literally overdosed on alcohol. In fact alcohol poisoning kills an average of 317 people per year in the US. Pot overdoses ZERO. "Stupid is as stupid does"? Really of all the amazing people and quotes available to us at our finger tips via the internet, I don't see Gump as the go to guy. Or again, perhaps it’s just irony. What's even more ironic is how and why people know "there are so many children who live in around that place".
arrow writes:
Probably a pretty black lady with 4 legs.......LOL
swamp4ever writes:
Drug companies gotta make a living somehow don't they?
wt4pc writes:
And after a $100,000,000+ scam, they let Rick Scott go?!
starvingartist writes:
"They made contact with Krause's wife, who gave detectives written and verbal permission to search the residence." Time for marriage counseling.
Patriot_1 writes:
The war on marijuana is one of the worst scams ever perpetrated on the American people. The sooner this latter-day Prohibition is ended the better for ALL of us. Imagine police actually having to hunt down and confront REAL criminals! Imagine Mexican drug cartels having to disband because their business model has collapsed. Imagine the prison population cut in HALF! Imagine millions of law-abiding citizens with no arrest records. Imagine the federal budget balanced on the taxes raised and the expenses saved.
I hope it is soon!
IMSufrin writes:
a poolside grow operation? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
IMSufrin writes:
Just another evil doer doing his evil. Maybe Homeland Security should weigh in on this one?
Stella_Blue (Inactive) writes:
Giant Pharma is the Pablo Escobar of our time.
It's nice to see that we all can agree on something.
Weed is incredibly over-rated and the cops have waaay too many toys. And time.
Niki_6 writes:
blasted the man. No wonder people smoke pot - to escape reality of living under a stupid govenment. Why don't they just grow it themselves and sell that. They will not stop people like this, growing it for his own use. Maybe he had cancer. Who knows? So sad that it could help people and the economy, but our elected officials are too lame to realize potential.
vinnybombotz writes:
Complete waste of taxpayers dollars.
I promise, It will end.
How come no major cocaine busts here.
No cocaine, the wealthiest community in Florida.
The drug of choice of the wealthy is what?
Cocaine.................
Remember Kevin Rambosk Smoked Pot.
Was it illegal when he did it?
Why the hypocritical attitude.
vinnybombotz writes:
Great Post, I needed a good laugh. SO true.
Thanks
babbas writes:
Too bad. Florida is behind the times on so many issues, this being one of them. Florida will be the last state to change their laws on marijuana. We have the nice weather, though.
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