Dad Arrested After Escorting Cops to His Squalid Pot House

Christopher Grossman

A Long Island guy is in major trouble after a perfectly innocent evening spent hanging with his 5-year-old son in a parking lot went terribly wrong, all thanks to some nosy cops. Christopher Grossman, 37, was spotted Tuesday night just chilling with the little man around 11:30 in a parking lot in Seaford, standing next to a car with the music "blasting." A Nassau County police officer decided to see what was up, and noticed that the car's interior was a disgusting mess, overflowing with trash, clothing, golf clubs, and bottles of anti-freeze and laundry detergent surrounding the child's car seat.

Being a slob isn't necessarily illegal, but it's what happened next that got Grossman in trouble: A sergeant who arrived at the scene asked to see the inside of his home to make sure that the boy's living conditions were safer than his car seat, and Grossman, stupidly, led them to his Bethpage home. Police say the residence—besides being deplorably filthy—was also being used as a marijuana grow house. Cops found 18 marijuana plants and an elaborate lighting and ventilation system in a room. Also, there was a marijuana pipe on a desk and four stems of a marijuana plant on the kitchen table.

The place really was a disaster, too; Fox has some footage and photos of the interior. Grossman was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful dealing with a child. The boy is now staying with relatives who are hopefully less slovenly/stoned/stupid.

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By John Del Signore in News on August 20, 2009 3:43 PM

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resa

The lesson here is that you should never let the cops into your house without a warrant.

Tpooh2

I really don't know, but maybe someone can clarify; if they have probable cause, do they even need a warrant?

NannyState

They usually need a warrant to assure that any evidence collected will be admissable in court. But that officer had the consent of this perp to inspect that house. The pot was pure probable cause on a stick, no warrant necessary.

JLRodP

people, you're not getting the whole story. the cop was being nosy. un-tidiness is not a crime! what business does a cop have looking out for the welfare of this child? was the kid being badly beaten? was he abandoned? NO! He was with his father, who happened to be a pig (an insult to pigs)!

what country am i living in these days!?

JenChungsBaby

What business does a cop have looking out for the welfare of this child?

Isn't that kind of part of every cops' job -- to look out for the welfare of kids? Especially 5-year-olds hanging out in parking lots at midnight with hobo-looking stoners? The cop couldn't have knows this guy was the kid's father when he first approached. And once he saw what was going on he was completely right to ask to see the house. Dad isn't just a slob, he was growing quantity and kept a house that was a dangerous environment for the child. So now the kid's living with relatives and dad will go away for a while. Good job cop!

Snoopy

I find it unfair and totally in bad taste to arrest George's Carlin's son so soon after his death. The kid was just waiting for the final papers to come though and he would have gotten someone to clean up the place a bit and put in higher intensity lights for his organic gardening experiment.

Mr Mel

Picky, picky.

Trilby16

That's not very many plants. That's like personal use for this guy, prolly.

NannyState

And they look like shit. Grower/Fail, Daddy/Fail, DJ/Fail,and since no one has posted comments to his MySpace photos, Feedback Loop/Fail.

hobbzie

Looks like he's an even worse DJ than he is a father. What a fuck up.

blackflag

Class act dumbass. Feel sorry for the poor bastard that volunteered to copulate with this filthy slut.

ispy77

the last post got screwed up...

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http://www.myspace.com/djinvisiblefriend

mrmenace88

I knew him personally and he is a lot more messed up than his arrest suggests. CPS actually found him indicated of child neglect and he is trying to get custody of his son back lol