Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who was released in a prisoner exchange in Afghanistan for five Taliban detainees, wound up in the middle of a pot raid earlier this week in northern California.

Captian Greg Van Patten with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Thursday that the county’s marijuana eradication team encountered Bergdahl on Tuesday while serving a search warrant on a home in Redwood City, Calif.

Van Patten said Bergdahl was detained, but ultimately was “determined not to be connected to the operation, at least there was no evidence to suggest he was involved.”

When Bergdahl encountered the law enforcement team, Van Patten said he identified himself while the sheriff’s office reached out to the Department of Defense. The agency confirmed Bergdahl was on leave, and asked for their assistance in getting him back.

Sheriff’s office personnel later drove Bergdahl “to a halfway point,” where he met up with army representatives.

An Army spokeswoman, Cynthia O. Smith, confirmed to Fox News that Bergdahl was picked up in California.

"U.S. Army North was contacted by the Mendocino County Sheriff's office on July 21 regarding an incident within their jurisdiction in which SGT Bowe Bergdahl was present,” Smith said.

“SGT Bergdahl was on authorized leave in California at that time. He was not arrested and has returned to his duty station at Fort Sam Houston He has not been charged with any crime involving his time on leave,” she added.

Van Patten said the marijuana eradication team discovered 180 mature plants being grown outdoors, and added that it would not be out of the question for someone in the house to not be aware of the plants.

At least one person was arrested in the raid, but Van Patten said at least one person other than Bergdahl was also not arrested. He added that it is “not unusual” for people found in similar situations to be released.

what this guy needs is a firing squad. His actions in Afghanistan rose to the level of Desertion in the face of the enemy, not to mention the lives we lost trying to find his sorry ass.

Van Patten said Bergdahl was detained, but ultimately was “determined not to be connected to the operation, at least there was no evidence to suggest he was involved.”

Regulations and SOP dictate he SHOULD be given a drug test and if positive for THC, it rates an automatic discharge with an Other Than Honorable Discharge. That said, what this guy needs is a firing squad. His actions in Afghanistan rose to the level of Desertion in the face of the enemy, not to mention the lives we lost trying to find his sorry ass.

AMEN!


Given his pending court martial and the fact he has gone over the hill before why is this SOB not locked up in the stockade rather than out on leave smoking pot?

What this guy needs is a firing squad. His actions in Afghanistan rose to the level of Desertion in the face of the enemy, not to mention the lives we lost trying to find his sorry ass.

this guy has Government protection and i would bet he is flagged not to be arrested and to automatically be turned over to government or military agents if apprehended for anything outside the law

I'm sure there was a lot of "downhill pressure" to treat this with kid gloves. The armed forces, save for a couple of real warrior units, is nothing more than a reflection of what this president and the democrats have done to this country..

DId other soldiers get killed trying to find this POS? I remember hearing stuff to that effect but don't hear it anymore.

When Bergdahl encountered the law enforcement team, Van Patten said he identified himself while the sheriff’s office reached out to the Department of Defense. The agency confirmed Bergdahl was on leave, and asked for their assistance in getting him back.

there are a lot of unanswered questions here. If he was 'on authorized leave', why? Thought he was under detention. Charged now with desertion, and on LEAVE? Insane.

Reached out to DOD? 'assistance in getting him back'? If he was on authorized leave, why do all that. Not charged, then just set free on the spot.
Major weirdness here, and all the trappings of a cover up. My bet is that he was AWOL again...........

Something sure doesn't seem right about this whole mess...it's like he's receiving some extra special care for some reason.

A pot smoker?
Why does this not surprise me?

Just had a thought or maybe it is tinfoil time.

Suppose the Army purposely let this no account son of a shoat go on leave and arranged for him to be present at the pot farm raid.

He fails the drug test and is dismissed from the Army with a Less than Honorable discharge.

Since the Army is now rid of him they shelve the desertion and AWOL charges and they just never get brought to trial as long as Bergdahl just fades away and doesn't become an irritant to the politicos.

Obama wins on the vermin trade and the Army brass scores major points with the National Lawn Jockey and furthers their worthless careers.

he has been charged with desertion and is facing life in prison.

We had to take 5 Mexican murderers and rapist, 4 Haitian AIDS patients, 3 low level ISIS recruiters and a liberal Canadian first nations activist to get him back this time.

Perry

Just had a thought or maybe it is tinfoil time.

Suppose the Army purposely let this no account son of a shoat go on leave and arranged for him to be present at the pot farm raid.

He fails the drug test and is dismissed from the Army with a Less than Honorable discharge.

Since the Army is now rid of him they shelve the desertion and AWOL charges and they just never get brought to trial as long as Bergdahl just fades away and doesn't become an irritant to the politicos.

Obama wins on the vermin trade and the Army brass scores major points with the National Lawn Jockey and furthers their worthless careers.

OK, the guy is effectively out on bail (??) while facing very serious charges?

How many other people facing charges of desertion are allowed that level of freedom?

karma should have found the kid face down in a ditch with a veinful of AIP.

He grew up with it. His parents are a couple hippies.

AIP?

So, he's a dope-smoking good-for-nothing hippie after all.