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Glass Dragon Owner Seeks to Reopen Store

Posted/updated on: December 20, 2014 at 8:00 am
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glassdragonlnjLONGVIEW — The owner of the Glass Dragon and Longview Vapor Store, awaiting trial on federal drug distribution and money laundering charges, filed a motion Thursday asking that he be allowed to operate the store on Fredonia Street to sell e-cigarettes and the liquids they use. According to KETK and the Longview news-Journal, Jeremy Chad Tidwell was named in a sealed indictment in November by a federal grand jury on five charges along with his wife, Shanna Peek Tidwell. His brother, Brian Tidwell, was indicted on three related charges. All three were arrested in a Dec. 3 raid on the stores by the Drug Enforcement Administration and representatives from area law enforcement agencies. The charges involve the selling of K-2, or so-called synthetic marijuana. The federal agency began investigating the case in March.

As a condition of Tidwells release on bond, U.S. Magistrate John D. Love ordered that Tidwell not operate any of his stores to sell illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia. In Thursdays motion to clarify pretrial conditions of bond submitted by Tidwells attorney, Gregg Waldron, Tidwell seeks to sell a range of items pertaining to e-cigarettes from the store. Tidwell asks the courts permission to open one store, for the purpose of selling E cigarettes and the liquids used in the smoking of these cigarettes, battery chargers, stick incense, burners, candles, lighter, detox, ashtrays, and clothing. None of these items are illegal or banned by any state or federal regulation, the motion states.

The U.S. Attorneys Office has moved to seize all three stores, the Tidwells Gilmer home, about $5 million in cash, and other property. There was no response from the U.S. Attorneys Office to the Thursday motion in the case file. The office did oppose his release on bond at a Dec. 5 hearing in Tyler. Tidwell is free on $25,000 bond.



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