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Weed brownies unknowingly brought to senior center, SD cops say. Baker facing charge

Officials got a call of “possible poisonings” after the card game.
Officials got a call of “possible poisonings” after the card game. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A teacher has been arrested after his mother unintentionally brought brownies laced with marijuana to a card game at a South Dakota senior center.

After getting a call about several “possible poisonings,” officials discovered all of the patients were at a local senior center for a card game earlier on Jan. 4, according to an arrest affidavit from the Bon Homme County Sheriff’s Office.

A woman told officers that she brought a pan of brownies her son had baked to the card game. According to the affidavit, officers believe the people who got sick were all under the influence of THC from the brownies.

Her son had been in Colorado the previous week and had brought back THC butter to make the brownies, the affidavit said.

Officers went to Tabor Elementary School and spoke to the 46-year-old, who told them he had baked the brownies with THC butter. After he went to bed, he said his mother unknowingly brought the brownies to the card game, according to the affidavit.

The son, who news outlets report is a teacher with the Bon Homme School District, was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Tabor is a town in southeastern South Dakota, about 90 miles from Sioux Falls.

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This story was originally published January 12, 2022 at 4:44 PM with the headline "Weed brownies unknowingly brought to senior center, SD cops say. Baker facing charge."

Mariah Rush
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Mariah Rush is a National Real-Time Reporter. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has previously worked for The Chicago Tribune, The Tampa Bay Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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