Teens Allegedly Used Human Skull As Bong

Three Houston Boys Accused Of Digging Up A Body And Using Skull To Smoke Marijuana

(CBS/AP)  Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong.

Police believe the grave is that of an 11-year-old boy who died in 1921.

They found a grave in the city of Humble that had been disturbed, but were still investigating the rest of the teens' story, Houston police Sgt. John Chomiak said.

CBS affiliate KHOU-TV in Houston reports that police do not have any physical evidence yet to confirm the story, but felt confident to pursue charges based on statements from the three teens.

Kevin Wade Jones, 17, and Matthew Richard Gonzalez, 17, both of Kingwood, were arrested Wednesday night and were being held on misdemeanor charges of abuse of a corpse, Chomiak said. A 16-year-old was referred to the Harris County juvenile justice system.

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Watch the KHOU-TV story from reporter Allison Triarsi here
Read the KHOU-TV report here

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A woman who answered the phone at Gonzalez's home declined comment. A telephone number for Jones could not immediately be found, and it wasn't clear from court records if either had an attorney.

Police were interviewing Jones about the use of a stolen debit card when he told them about the grave theft, which purportedly occurred around March 15, according to court documents.

Gonzalez confirmed the story to investigators in a follow-up interview. Police were led to a heavily wooded site in Humble where they found a knocked-over headstone and water-filled hole more than 4 feet deep. At the time, the muddy water did not allow police to see if the coffin had been disturbed.

"They dug into this gravesite and that was enough to warrant the abuse of corpse charge," Chomiak said. "There has to be further investigation into the actual gravesite."

Preliminary reports indicate the grave was part of a 19th-century veterans cemetery, Chomiak said. While residents in the area knew of the cemetery's existence, it did not appear to be maintained.

[newsjunky5]

Building a bong out of a human skull is a gateway activity to building improvised explosive devices. It''s a good thing these individuals were caught. I hope after they are appropriately punished for desacrating a grave and the drugs, they are offered scholarships to become mechanical engineers. It could turn their lives around. And those locals should at least mow the gravesite once in a while.

[ricknuber]

"Building a bong out of a human skull is a gateway activity to building improvised explosive devices."

Hmmm....is it possible that they began with improvised explosives and moved on to bong-making?

Actually, I have been told that high school shop class is a gateway activity to bong-building. Oh, sure...that''s a "lamp" you built....

[milesbrown49]

I am just amazed and schocked!!!

You mean they didn''t kill anyone to get the skull?

Times are changing aren''t they???????

[obamawhama]

I always knew allowing our society and our kids to follow a more liberal mantra is beneficial..

[questionnews]

It looks like someone was watching those re-runs of MacGyver.

[obamawhama]

Hey, didn''''t george bush live in Houston when his dad worked there. Yea, he did. Now we know where 2 brainless corpse lived.

Excuse me, 3, obwhama lives there too.


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Posted by notmudrose at 06:28 PM : May 09, 2008
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what are you?? 12?? you sound just like on of those cartoon network liberals..

[bgwinnett]

Man they must have been smoking some really strong ***** to go that far.

[Wookiee-1138]

Dr. Lecter would be proud. Or at least intrigued.

[cantshutup]

the headline makes it seem funny like the "reefer madness" films...but it is really offensive that a body was remoced from it''s grave, particularly since it is also a child...disturbing

[wogerwabbit]

Whoa!!!

[shanev137]

I''m trying to figure it out logically and I can''t....what part would you suck on and where would you put the water?

I doubt this story is true at all.

[trenticus-2009]

Where would the carb be?

[trenticus-2009]

Well in looking at the pictures of at least two of these guys I can surmise that these two are a few cans short of a six pack.

[fibonacci_]

trenticus, left nostril.

[nothappyatall]

Imaagine the work of digging 4 feet down, too bad they didnt apply themselves to a JOB like that.

[harp1963]

I guess the only thing worse would be having a president who created a phony war in another nation, killed over 100,000 of their people and killed 4000 of our own in addition to the over 25,000 permanently disabled Americans.

Oh well, don''t worry about it America. As long as you local university has a good recruiting year all is good. Right?

[fibonacci_]

Yea, as long as they can watch American Idol.

[samrensho]

They should have use one of their own skulls since there is obviously nothing between the ears making conversion easier.

[brianbwb-2009]

Abuse of corpse, possibly, but unless you thoroughly clean out, and reseal the brain cavity, there is no way a human skull can become a "bong".

There seems to be a spate of ridiculous anti-hemp agitprop in the news lately. It won''t work, there were no WMDs, the journalism has spent all of its remaining credibility on Bush.

[gce65]

Texas. What do you expect?

Meanwhile, up the road at "the ranch in Craaaawf''rd," Jenna Bush is getting married to her little junior neocon goober husband. CBS: Is she trimmed or Brazilian waxed? Get on the story! Inquiring minds want to know. Can''t wait for the wedding night video to hit the Internet.

[naucoming4u]

"Three Houston Boys Accused Of Digging Up A Body And Using Skull To Smoke Marijuana..."

...will eventually become front running candidates for President of the U.S. approximately 30 to 40 years from now. And the one issue that they all will be able to agree on...

...they all inhaled!

[pete_in_az]

that brings new meaning to the term "the creeper"

[deacon20081]

I have heard of bone pipes but this is sicko.

[dadecimalpt]

Leave it to the liberal media.

Bong, Schmong.

The boys were just after a little head.

[lovecbs6]

Sick f_ _ _ s...

[excoachken]

So, four empty heads instead of just three. Anyone can see that "Pot is harmless."

[bb19631]

This is the sickest thing I ever heard. I hope they throw the book at these kids, when they are not under the influence.

[wfbdem]

Where was this?
Texas? Check.
Why doesn''t any idiocy that comes from that treasonous state surprise me. Can we give it back to Mexico now? Don''t we have a receipt lying around somewhere?

[klingon69]

Where was this?
Texas? Check.
Why doesn''''t any idiocy that comes from that treasonous state surprise me. Can we give it back to Mexico now? Don''''t we have a receipt lying around somewhere?
Posted by wfbdem at 09:35 AM : May 10, 2008
Can we give the north back to the tribes that used to be there?
Ya Dammed Yankee

[mediabrat60]

That''s cool!

[hedonist3]

mediabrat60 - Would it be cool if it was yo momma''s head?

[hedonist3]

"So, four empty heads instead of just three. Anyone can see that "Pot is harmless.""

Oh, good grief. Not everyone who smokes pot robs graves.

[nothappyatall]

This is the sickest thing I ever heard. I hope they throw the book at these kids, when they are not under the influence.

Posted by Bb19631"

You haven''t heard much I guess then, because there was a story in the news a while back about an idiot who was caught having s3x with a DEAD DOG by the side of the road in front of a day-care center;

Crime Scene KC
Oct 26, 2006 ... A 44-year-old Michigan man caught having s3x with the four-day-dead dog of his girlfriend ran from officers and was caught hiding in an ...

blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2006/10/man_caught_havi.html

[rowdytexan2]

Where was this?
Texas? Check.
Why doesn''''t any idiocy that comes from that treasonous state surprise me. Can we give it back to Mexico now? Don''''t we have a receipt lying around somewhere?


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Posted by wfbdem at 09:35 AM : May 10, 2008

Ummmm, no there isn''t. Did you forget that Texas owned itself when it joined the Union?

But that''s ok, give it back to us! We''ll take it, and about half of the GNP of the United States with it! And do a *** better job of cleaning up the immigration problem problem than the yankee feds are doing!

[lefeaoux]

Ummmm, no there isn''''t. Did you forget that Texas owned itself when it joined the Union?

But that''''s ok, give it back to us! We''''ll take it, and about half of the GNP of the United States with it! And do a *** better job of cleaning up the immigration problem problem than the yankee feds are doing!

Posted by RowdyTexan2 at 12:40 PM : May 10, 2008

After all, WE (Texas) are the ONLY state in the union who is allowed to fly their flag at the SAME height as the American flag and we also retained the right to secede from the union and become our own sovereign nation! Let US handle the immigration problem and it won''t be a problem for long!!!

[theantirick]

CBS affiliate KHOU-TV in Houston reports that police do not have any physical evidence yet to confirm the story, but felt confident to pursue charges based on statements from the three teens.
as stated in the article above..........

how about we wait till this is confirmed before you write a news article about it????????

[ubrew12]

Why isn''t this in ''News of the Weird''?

It''s like getting a parking ticket from the cops while a bank robbery occurs over the cops shoulder. The bank robbers are the Bush administration, the bank is our Constitution, and CBS is feeding us ''News of the Weird'', hoping we won''t look.

[jwrhea]

If Texas secedes from the union, I will be moving there whether they have grave robbing potheads or not.

[prinzowhales]

Houston police gunned down a CIA agent in cold blood, but CBS is all over two freaks and a skull.

[dadecimalpt]

Dear psy_war,

My point was much more subtle than the one you responded to, but you were close by mentioning my failure. This entire thread is just dancing with the symptoms. I''d be paralyzed with fear if I weren''t so damned old.

I hope I''m wrong, but I have the luxury of knowing I''ll most likely shoot on through before I find out.

Good luck to all.

[wfbdem]

Ummmm, no there isn''''t. Did you forget that Texas owned itself when it joined the Union?

But that''''s ok, give it back to us! We''''ll take it, and about half of the GNP of the United States with it! And do a *** better job of cleaning up the immigration problem problem than the yankee feds are doing!
Posted by RowdyTexan2

texas committed treason, not once, but Twice. First against Mexico, then it begged the USA to let them join. Then barely 20 some years later, it committed treason against the United States during the civil war. Look up the definition of treason: next to it is a picture of texas.
These inbred white-trash rednecks cannot make up their mind. Seriously, dump them, and raise the average IQ of the United States by 20 points.
If you want to secede, go nuts. It won''t be the last tim eyou commit treason.

[gmond]

Any stoner knows a skull would never make a good bong - and digging up a grave is way too much work.

[ianlou]

These punks give pot smokers a bad name.