A Houston-area dentist is facing criminal charges after huffing nitrous oxide “all day,” then leading cops on a half-mile car chase, which marked his third arrest since October on identical charges, according to court filings reviewed by The Independent.
Christopher Michael Pedlar, DDS, a 39-year-old married father of three who also teaches at the University of Texas School of Dentistry, was caught Saturday with 107 canisters of nitrous, a complaint filed in Harris County District Court states. Pedlar was clocked going 44 mph in a 30 mph zone, then refused to stop for police when they tried to pull him over, making “multiple turns” while “looking back in [his] mirror,” says the complaint.
Two of the nitrous canisters were “extremely cold,” with ice crystals formed on the exterior, suggesting recent use, according to the complaint.
Continue readingWhen he finally gave himself up, Pedlar, who was then free on bond for possession of inhalant paraphernalia, “said he had a problem and admitted he had been inhaling all day,” the complaint goes on.
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