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Husband Plants Drugs in Divorce Case
December 10, 2008
Topic: Family
Just when you think you've seen it all... A Nassau County man was arrested for trying to frame his wife for armed drug possession. The couple had been going through a nasty divorce and the Husband, John Burkette, was looking for some leverage against his wife. Mr. Burkette conspired with two other individuals to plant a makeup bag filled with a drugs and a handgun in his wife's car. The group then used a confidential drug informant to phone in a tip to the police. Officers pulled over the wife's car and found the goodies, but suspected that the drug bust was a little too good to be true. After questioning the informant a little bit more, the plot was revealed and officers focused their sights on Mr. Burkette.
Aside from the obvious issues in this case, the story is illustrative of the frustration and anger that parties go through in a divorce proceeding. Divorces can be lengthy and taxing on the parties involved, and in some cases, the frustration can boil over and lead to extreme behavior. And by his actions, Mr. Burkette may have just set the new standard for "extreme".
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