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Cyclist convicted on drug, intoxication charges

Original post made on Jan 15, 2010

After a two-day trial and deliberations of about an hour, a San Mateo County jury convicted Menlo Park resident Ervin Gene Horton on two felony counts and two misdemeanors in connection with his arrest for riding a bicycle while intoxicated on Menlo Park streets last year.

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Posted by James Madison
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jan 16, 2010 at 4:44 pm

Two felonies for riding a bike stoned with a rock in the pock? If he was in possession, how could he have avoided taking it in the jail? Seems a bit much. What if the man had been white and from my neighborhood?

Jim Madison

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