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August 16, 2008

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Man who sold drugs out of candle shop gets 1 1/2 years prison

Posted by Gary Storck
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Here is the full length version of the Journal Sentinel report with more details. During the sentencing, the judge proclaimed that the cannabis sales had a "negative effect on efforts to develop downtown Waukesha". Unfortunately, he did not offer an opinion on whether the rampant drug dealing (alcohol being the drug) occurring daily at the many bars and liquor stores lining the streets of downtown Waukesha, has a negative effect on downtown redevelopment.

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel click here
Pubdate: Aug. 14, 2008
Author: Jacqui Seibel

MAN WHO SOLD DRUGS OUT OF CANDLE SHOP GETS 1 1/2 YEARS PRISON

Waukesha - A former downtown business owner convicted of selling marijuana from his candle shop was sentenced Wednesday to 1 1/2 years in prison.

While he was the owner of Candles for You, 744 N. Grand Ave., James W. Juhay sold marijuana to an undercover officer three times in June, according to the criminal complaint. Police searched the store June 19, and nearly 400 grams of marijuana, about 95 grams of what was possibly hashish and a digital scale were recovered.

Juhay told Waukesha County Circuit Judge Robert Mawdsley in court Wednesday that he was being used to bring pot into Waukesha, and in exchange he received free “smoke.”

He didn’t tell police about the people who were using him because he was scared, Juhay said.

Mawdsley said he wasn’t buying it.

“Your decision-making was poor. Your timing was poor. Do your time and get out and get gainful employment,” Mawdsley said.

Mawdsley also told Juhay that his drug dealing has a negative effect on efforts to develop downtown Waukesha.

Juhay’s attorney, Thomas Voss, said his client was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic in 1987.

Juhay, 46, had no criminal record prior to this year.

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Continues: click here

Posted by Gary at August 16, 2008 04:20 AM

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