Douglassville man charged in broccoli/pot scam

The Morning Call
4:31 PM EDT, August 30, 2007




A head of broccoli cost one man $500 and another his freedom in Lansdale this week after one of them was cheated out of marijuana and called police.


Christopher Kratz, 20, of Douglassville, was arrested Monday after selling Matthew Deitrich, 21, of Carrie Lane, Harleysville, broccoli he was trying to pass off as marijuana, police said.


Deitrich is also facing charges for fabricating a story about how he lost the $500 during a 911 call that prompted an investigation, police said.


"It is bizarre, isn't it," Lansdale Sgt. Robert McDyre said. "You'd think he'd just say, 'I can't believe I'm that stupid' and leave."


The broccoli blowup happened Monday night when Deitrich was looking to score a pound of marijuana from Kratz, Lansdale police said.


-- reporting by Brian Callaway and Patrick Lester, The Morning Call

How could you be so stupid as to think a head of broccoli is marijuana?

i dont know what to say..........

wait yes i do..

W......T.......FFFFFF

What's the saying? "A fool and his money are soon parted"?

A head of broccoli? Give me a break!

Lolololololol ahahahhahahahaha rofl hahahahahaha lmao ahhahahahahaha.

Seriously???? How could someone possibly be fooled by BROCCOLI??? SERIOUSLY??????

I think he did it for the fame (I SMELL CONSPIRACY).

Broccoli mistaken for marijuana ? This guy has to be an idiot!

Chances are he's never even smoked weed before and from the way it sounds obviously never seen it either.

I mean i've buttered up my weed before if ya know what I mean,but this guy was gonna butter up some broccoli for real.Rediculous !

[sigh...] thats just sad..ppl that retarded are walking around right now...

wow how dumb can some people be...i guess this is one of those cases when u can say pot just isnt for everybody