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Lawyer Accused Of Shooting Up Another Lawyer's Office Now Accused Of Running A Meth Lab... As One Does

This is shockingly unsurprising.

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When police pinched attorney Erik Graeff for driving to a Portland suburb to shoot up the office of co-counsel after a snippy email exchange, one might have suspected that was the end of an already crazy story. That was a rookie mistake on your part.

Because if there’s one thing the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area has, it’s a lot of white people. And when you have a lot of white people…

During a Feb. 28 search of Erik Graeff’s home in connection with the shooting investigation, Vancouver police found meth in a glass jar and notes about how to produce the drug, a probable cause affidavit said.

Police also discovered boxes of pseudoephedrine, which can be used to create meth, in an upstairs closet, two guns and ammunition in another closet and glass cookware and heating plates in the basement.

Glorious.

To recap, Oregon police are looking into an incident at the offices of Terrence Hogan, a Beaverton-based attorney whose offices were struck by multiple rounds of gunfire in December. No one was injured, but a shot nearly struck an administrative assistant. Graeff had exchanged heated, profanity-laced emails with Hogan over a case they’d worked together on. Graeff was arrested and charged with unlawful use of a weapon and reckless endangering.

So, according to police, Graeff’s basically season 1 Walter White in Washington and season 5 Walter White in Oregon. This is why you never leave your house to commit a crime without a thorough spring cleaning.

Attorney accused of shooting other lawyer’s office suspected of having home meth lab [Oregon Live]

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Earlier: When A Snippy Cease And Desist Letter Just Won’t Do — Lawyer Accused Of Shooting Up Adversary’s Office

HeadshotJoe Patrice is an editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news.

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