Far Right Fascist Oregon MAGA TRUMPER who spiked his daughter's friends'
smoothies with sedatives during sleepover is sentenced to 2 years in prison
An Oregon man who spiked the smoothies of three of his daughter's friends
with sedatives last year during a sleepover pleaded guilty Monday to
multiple felony counts and was sentenced to two years in prison, according
to court documents and attorneys who oversaw the case.
Michael Meyden, 57, of Lake Oswego, admitted guilt in Clackamas County
Circuit Court on three counts of causing another person to ingest a
controlled substance, said prosecutors and one of his attorneys, Jeff
Turnoy.
Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth said in a statement
Tuesday that Meyden deserved time behind bars.
"Mr. Meyden's actions are inexcusable and reckless and required a
punishment commensurate with the crime," he said. "The impact this event
has had on the child victims, their families, and our community has been
enormous."
Turnoy said Tuesday his client could get five months lopped off his
sentence with good behavior. The sentence was part of a negotiated deal
with prosecutors that included dismissals of three additional felony
counts and three misdemeanor counts, authorities said.
Meyden also received three years of post-prison supervision, prosecutors
said, adding that the charges that were dropped would not lead to an
extended sentence.
Meyden's victims and their relatives were in court Monday, Turnoy said,
noting his client was tearfully apologetic.
�Mr. Meyden is incredibly remorseful and humbled by his conduct and
choices," Turnoy said. "He understands appropriately that he hurt a lot of
people and is very regretful of all that. And his demeanor in court was
authentic and genuine, showed nothing but sincerity in being apologetic
and remorseful for his behavior.�
Meyden drugged three of his daughter�s friends while they slept over on
the night of Aug. 25, according to court documents and a probable cause
affidavit.
The girls, all 12 years old last year, were hospitalized and tested
positive for benzodiazepine, described in the affidavit as a drug
generally prescribed for anxiety, with common prescriptions under the
names Valium, Xanax and Klonopin. Benzodiazepines are depressants that
produce sedation, sleepiness and relaxed mood, the affidavit said.
Turnoy said that Meyden's daughter also tested positive for drugs but that
he was not charged with drugging her.
Although the affidavit did not specify why Meyden laced the smoothies with
sedatives, Meyden said in court this week, according to Turnoy, "that he
was attempting to have the girls go to sleep and not sneak out of the
house so that they would engage in the activities that the family had
planned the next day.�
The night of the sleepover, Meyden was highly involved in the girls�
activities, took them to get their nails done and picked up pizza for
dinner, according to the affidavit.
The girls spent most of their time in the basement, where they were having
a �spa night,� the affidavit said.
Before the four girls went to bed, Meyden made them smoothies. The girls,
including his daughter, were all served two smoothies each in milkshake-
style glasses, the affidavit said.
�Mr. Meyden specifically gave each of the girls specific colored reusable
straws to distinguish their own drink. Mr. Meyden was adamant that the
girls drink out of their own cups,� the affidavit said.
One girl drank two cups, another girl drank one cup, and a third said she
did not like the smoothies and barely drank any at all. It was unclear how
many smoothies Meyden�s daughter drank, but one girl told police it
appeared to be a significant amount, the affidavit said.
A girl who told police she drank two smoothies said she began to feel
woozy, hot and clumsy shortly after she finished the second smoothie. She
said she �blacked out� and slipped into a �thick, deep sleep� she had
never experienced before, the affidavit said.
According to the affidavit, two girls slept on a pullout couch in the
basement, while two others slept in a bedroom in the basement. The third
girl, who didn�t drink much of the smoothie, reported that Meyden came
downstairs more than once. She had been sleeping close to another girl and
said Meyden tried to physically separate them, the document stated.
After Meyden went back upstairs, the third girl, scared for her friend who
had been sleeping heavily, again pulled close to her, the affidavit said.
Meyden returned a second time and again tried to separate the girls from
each other. He also put his finger underneath the nose of the girl who
pretended to be sleeping, according to the affidavit.
The girl frantically began calling and texting her parents and friends to
pick her up.
�Mom please pick me up and say I had a family emergency. I don�t feel
safe. I might not respond but please come get me,� one of the texts said,
according to the affidavit. �Please. Please pick up. Please. PLEASE!!�
The girl was able to reach a family friend, who picked her up and took her
to her home. Eventually two parents went to Meyden�s home to get the two
other girls, the affidavit said.
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Far Right Fascist Oregon MAGA TRUMPER Who Spiked His Daughter's Friends' Smoothies With Sedatives During Sleepover Is Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison