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08-14-2010, 09:02 AM #1
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EJ Poplawski police standoff
Dudes had a rough ride..
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=11978637&hl=18
Traffic stop leads to police standoff with former extreme skier
August 13th, 2010 @ 3:35pm
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS -- A traffic stop in Cottonwood Heights led to a standoff and the arrest of a competitive skier.
Former extreme skier Eugene "E.J." Poplawski is being questioned after police found a large amount of drugs in his home following what would have been a routine traffic stop, had he not run from police.
Police ended up at Poplawski's home after they tried to pull over his truck for speeding and driving recklessly near 1900 East and Fort Union Blvd. around 2 a.m. Friday.
"It's unfortunate that he would run from us," said Cottonwood Heights Detective Beau Babka. "It was a simple traffic stop and the whole thing that started the domino effect."
Eugene "E.J." Poplawski, left, and Jason Ray, right.
Police used the license plate number to track down the truck, which was still warm when they found it in Poplawski's driveway. Cops were immediately concerned, though, because of what was next to the truck.
"There was a gun, a handgun, that looked like it had fallen out or been dropped outside the driver's side door," said Babka.
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08-14-2010, 08:50 PM #2gunit130 Guest
Sucks.
I wish EJ the best. What happened to him was life changing. Living in Utah makes you paranoid if you're into partying. I don't think anyone should judge him.
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08-15-2010, 12:48 AM #3
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I hope that the other side of all this turmoil involves some peace, personal growth, and quality of life as opposed to moving in the other direction.
+++vibes+++
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08-15-2010, 05:32 PM #4
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i do not know this great man but he is one of our own. he is
still such a young man for the path of heartache and pain
that he has traveled...but for the grace of god. at this
time he is in the health services unit at county.
http://www.slsheriff.org/metrojail/index.html
having spent my share of time at this fine facility - my
"so" number goes back to my wild youth in the early eighties
and is so low the deputies give me a double take and call me
og - i know it ain't pleasant. if you have the means and
desire put some money on his books so he can order more
nutritious food than served. honestly i would rather tear a
nut off than to go near that place - goddam concrete and
plexiglass hell hole that it is - however i will ride my bike
down and visit him soon. hold that - just remembered bout a
couple outstandings - well i will write.
here is his mailing address - please visit the above site and
read the rules about mail so no one gets in trouble - ya it
is that strict.
EUGENE JOHN POPLAWSKI
SO# 338838
c/o Salt Lake County Metro Jail
3415 S. 900 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
bless you and hang in there EJ
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08-16-2010, 12:46 PM #5
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^X2
I've skied with EJ. The dude has soul.
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08-16-2010, 01:05 PM #6
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Is he the dude who had his leg amputated after falling in a comp?
As a snowboarder... i fucking hate snowboarders in general. -advres
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08-16-2010, 01:38 PM #7
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Yeah...I just read the report and watched the movies. I can't even imagine having my leg amputated...fucked up. I guess it was good it happened in a comp and not in the backcountry, he might be dead.
Originally Posted by DeeAre
"Everybody knows alpine is easy" -EJ
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08-16-2010, 01:52 PM #8
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this guy is a idiot. driving around with a handgun and then running to your home with copious amounts (distribution point amounts) of drugs and more handguns. Then wasting im guessing close to 10 grand in taxpayer dollars (swat teams for over 4 hours and 2 rounds of tear gas) because he is to prideful to admit he fucked up and face the music. for all you people supporting him in any other way than hoping for justice and rehabilitation, i hope your kid gets introduced to drugs by a guy similar to EJ real soon. people supporting people because of there athletic ability and not the content of their character is the reason people like OJ and Ray Lewis get/got away with so much shit.
"I think people resist freedom because they're afraid of the unknown. But it's ironic....That unknown was once very well known. It's where our souls belong....The only solution is to confront them--confront yourself--with the greatest fear imaginable. Expose yourself to your deepest fear. After that, fear has no power, and fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." -Jim Morrison
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08-16-2010, 02:02 PM #9
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I'm glad you live such a saintly lifestyle. Now STFU.Johnny's only sin was dispair
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08-16-2010, 02:04 PM #10
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Or you could just 'hope' that people raise their children properly and teach them to use reason and make their own choices. This way, your kid isn't a sheep that follows everyone else, and you don't have to make douchebag posts worrying about someone 'introducing' drugs to them. Originally Posted by Humble
Going where the wind don't blow so strange
Maybe on some high cold mountain range
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08-16-2010, 02:19 PM #11
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i just think its funny how many people are supporting this fucktard drug dealer (and would bash on probably any other in the same scenario) simply because he used to be a ripping skier. your a bunch of pro hoes ^^
"I think people resist freedom because they're afraid of the unknown. But it's ironic....That unknown was once very well known. It's where our souls belong....The only solution is to confront them--confront yourself--with the greatest fear imaginable. Expose yourself to your deepest fear. After that, fear has no power, and fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." -Jim Morrison
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08-16-2010, 02:26 PM #12
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Douche bag, all you know about him is what you've just read. You know nothing else. But feel free to continue making an ass of yourself. It suits you.
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08-16-2010, 02:28 PM #13
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Says the guy who quotes Jim Morrison in his tagline... Originally Posted by Humble
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08-16-2010, 02:38 PM #14
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bummer, seems like dude has had a rough ride the last few years
hope things start looking up for him
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08-16-2010, 03:31 PM #15
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and OJ didn't do it because he broke a few NFL records huh? Originally Posted by Johnny Deep
your just a pro hoe. he might have been a great skier but this has nothing to do with that anymore. I could post 100 stories about today alones drug busts and dumb criminal acts but unless they used to be a pro skier then you wouldn't care much less defend them. your a hypocrite and you don't even know it.
that is a quote about freedom, it sounds like EJ was living a life in submittance to addiction (drugs, money and a lifestyle that forces you to carry a handgun around to do your illegal business) how that has anything to do with what Jim Morrison said please explain. Originally Posted by Grape_Ape
"I think people resist freedom because they're afraid of the unknown. But it's ironic....That unknown was once very well known. It's where our souls belong....The only solution is to confront them--confront yourself--with the greatest fear imaginable. Expose yourself to your deepest fear. After that, fear has no power, and fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." -Jim Morrison
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08-16-2010, 03:40 PM #16
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the people on this page are my family, my tribe. without meeting most of you i never the less feel strong bonds of kinship with you - all of you. cause when it is all said and done we have more in common than many biological families. Originally Posted by miahw2828
the things that ej did are not normal and that rouses the parent in me to wonder about the situations that he may have experienced that may have contributed to this behavior. then i find out that at the peak of his professional extreme ski career he has his leg torn off - above the knee - yet has the character to persevere and is back on skis. he is my neighbor - not next door but he is my neighbor. he lives thousands of miles from his family in a state that is an "insiders" place. i think what are the employment prospects of someone like ej. the high risk of moving weed no doubt helps meet his need for "extreme". seems to me that our personal greatness - and we all strive for personal greatness - comes in some measure from our desire and willingness to give others a helping hand when they are down. we never
derive greatness by walking over the downtrodden.
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Ay, and he falls for those ahead of him, who though faster
and surer of foot, yet removed not the stumbling stone."
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08-16-2010, 03:46 PM #17
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A lot of asumption going on there. I bow to your glowing saintly existance. You a douche and don't know it. Like I said earlier, STFU or elaborate what you do know about this guy. I've witness a trashed human get back on the saddle and accomplish more with one leg than most can do with two. You have no fvcking clue as to what the guy was or is or what he's been through. All you got is opinions. I'm more in favor of locking asshats like you up. Your diatribe on this topic demonstrates you are more of a danger to your kids. Get a grip. Maybe a life.Johnny's only sin was dispair
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08-16-2010, 03:48 PM #18
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Nice sentiment. Originally Posted by Slaag Master
Johnny's only sin was dispair
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08-16-2010, 04:01 PM #19
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im no saint. and speaking from experience when it gets to the point where you are having to arm yourself, your off the deep end. People that own guns and traffic drugs are willing to kill other humans. This is a quality you respect? Originally Posted by Johnny Deep
And props to him for being a amputee and still skiing, but he had a good life and extreme skiing poses inherent risks (i compete) that we all will have to face one day. There are many people who weren't blessed with the life or talent he has/had and still manage to do some good without many limbs. Not just one leg.
here
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciYk-UwqFKA"]YouTube- No Arms No Legs No Worries[/nomedia]
and guess what, this guy isn't trafficking and wont shoot your children when they cant pay for there OZ's either.
So i am curious where your utmost sympathy's are coming from.
and slaag, many people would say that pushing drugs is exactly what "walking over the downtrodden" epitomizes."I think people resist freedom because they're afraid of the unknown. But it's ironic....That unknown was once very well known. It's where our souls belong....The only solution is to confront them--confront yourself--with the greatest fear imaginable. Expose yourself to your deepest fear. After that, fear has no power, and fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." -Jim Morrison
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08-16-2010, 04:03 PM #20
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Thanks for the info about EJ. I plan on sending him some words of encouragement as I did after his accident. Originally Posted by Slaag Master
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08-16-2010, 04:11 PM #21
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Originally Posted by Slaag Master
and not one person here has defended or tried to help out his roomate (Jason Ray), who he drug into this by evading arrest and fleeing home, you guys are all focused on the celebrity and not the facts of the story, hypocrites. Originally Posted by http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=11978637&hl=18
"I think people resist freedom because they're afraid of the unknown. But it's ironic....That unknown was once very well known. It's where our souls belong....The only solution is to confront them--confront yourself--with the greatest fear imaginable. Expose yourself to your deepest fear. After that, fear has no power, and fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." -Jim Morrison
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08-16-2010, 04:32 PM #22
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if theres one thing ive noticed about this place, its how hard it comes down on people who have a gun and enough weed to get popped for distribution in utah
unless theyre pro skiers of course
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08-16-2010, 04:47 PM #23
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at this point Jason has not received any charges from this incident - just priors that are not related.
JASON LEROY RAY SO# 286272
c/o Salt Lake County Metro Jail
3415 S. 900 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
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08-16-2010, 04:49 PM #24
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your not humble your lame
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08-16-2010, 05:12 PM #25
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i do not think the "facts" have been confused by celebrity. at this point in time the facts are not very clear. however reasonable intelligence may be used to reach some understanding of the situation while not trespassing upon the privacy of anyone. the fact that ej has been charged in connection with the drugs and not jason does not establish a factual basis for asserting that ej was a "pusher". it is my understanding that the leaseholder will be charged for offense up front. a pusher is one that does not use the drug they are selling - very unlikely. jason so# indicates he was first arrested 52566 people ahead of ej - which amounts to years. draw you own conclusions.
but the real bottom line is this - if this story, individual, or our response in anyway angers someone - or if they think the whole situation is a crock of shit - just walk away. why spend the time and emotion getting caught up in something where you have no expected positive payback? on the other hand if you just need to rant for whatever reason - go to the padded room - time out
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