Girl’s MySpace blog leads to drug arrest of Dad
MySpace Blog Entry Leads To Drug Arrests:
This is one of the most bizarre stories I’ve posted here at MCS.
A 12-year-old girl from Florida went to visit her father and stepmother during the Christmas holiday. During her 10 day stay she was give cocaine and weed and was taught how to use them and was encouraged to do so.
Charging documents obtained by Eyewitness News show her dad allegedly told the girl, “If you are going to do it, we want you to do it with us,” before teaching her to snort cocaine through a straw and smoke marijuana.
Once the girl returned to Florida she blogged about it on her MySpace. Her mother saw the blog post and alerted Maryland police.
Arrested for the drug charges were 29-year-old Richard Bland, the father, and his wife 23-year-old Diana Bland. Both have criminal records that contain charges of drug use, assault, and reckless endangerment. Diana Bland also has had charges of child neglect. There’s a shocker. :roll:
And yes one of the suspects does in fact have a MySpace. I present to you the MySpace of the stepmom Diana Bland. Between the language and graphics on her MySpace what man wouldn’t find her a catch?
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Anonymous
Jan 6, 2007 at 1:39 am
Girl’s MySpace blog leads to drug arrest of Dad…
A 12-year-old girl from Florida went to visit her father and stepmother during the Christmas holiday. During her 10 day stay she was give cocaine and weed and was taught how to use them and was encouraged to do so….
Joe
Jan 6, 2007 at 2:34 pm
I emailed this chick to tell her what a low life she was and she was on-line. She marked her profile private now. Sorry to everyone if I tipped her off. Her profile goes on about how she loves animals and how she is a wiccan that believes in protecting mother nature. I guess she is one of those natrualist that eats her young instead of teaching them right from wrong. Waste of Space should be her new name!
Diana Bland
Jan 6, 2007 at 2:51 pm
One “great” thing about myspace..You can always count on someone who doesn’t like u to make upshit about you..He is this pathetic little man with nothing better to do and he is outraged by the fact I wouldn’t show him the time of day. I will not give this con man anymore of my precious time and neither should u.
Joe
Jan 6, 2007 at 3:21 pm
That’s her above me!!!- Priceless!!! Outraged by you not giving me the time of day? Are you delusional??? I am outraged that you gave a 12 year old coke and weed. And if you didn’t give it to her you were probably doing it in a room next to her. Why would a 12 year old accuse you of such a thing? Con Man?? I have never been in court a day of my life for child endangerment or for previous drug charges. So who is really the con??? I bet in High School she was voted most likely to end up on the Maury show trying to figure out who her kid’s Dad is!
Joe's fetish
Jan 6, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Well..Im glad u are still thinking about me~ However, it’s kinda spooky…HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
Nicole
Jan 8, 2007 at 12:46 am
I would say that I will print this out and send this to the mother and be sure the judge gets a copy so they can see your attitute. You are a trifflin nasty human being. You children would be better off without you. You are 23 years old you should know right from wrong. Why God allowed you to have children of your own is beyond me. Maybe since you have prior charges involving your children you will lose them and they will get placed in a wonderful home and raised in a kind world. Maybe that is why you were allowed to have children. You and your husband should be humiliated but you won’t be you seem proud now. What do your friends and family think of you? If they stand behind you they too should consider themselves sick! You have done something to this child that she will never forget. You took a part of her childhood and I hate you for that and I am sure 1/2 the world has words for you. Her father should and I am sure he will lose all rights and contact to her and it serves him right. Who is making shit up about you the hospital confirmed she was positive for drugs in her system. Remember you and your husband are the one who made this story happen. Can’t wait to hear the outcome. Rot in hell you horrible mother. Wonder if they found cocaine in your 6 month olds blood when they were born. Hmmmmmmmm I just cannot understand the sickness of others and how they can hurt there children intentionally. Junkie. But who am I? GOD will judge you and I hope your concious eats you up! Hey if you get a chance watch Gracie’s Choice. You are the mother in that movie.
Joe
Jan 8, 2007 at 11:41 am
Thanks NICOLE!!! This moron actually wrote me back several times after I asked her to not contact me anymore. She thinks that I am in love with her or something, what a nut. She thinks that I made up the NEWS story above because I won’t give her the time of day. That is the first time I ever emailed someone like that and you basically wrote out exactly what I wrote her. So thanks for the comments! Only the mind of a self centered child would truly believe that she was the victim in the entire mess. Then also that someone wrote about it because they are in love with her??? Is the newspaper and police now in love with her? You should’ve seen her profile. She had a pic of the little girl she gave drugs to and caption read “My step-daughter and partner in crime”. Great exactly what the kid needs a older (by only 11 years) effed up idiot as a best friend not a parent. Jailhouses across the country are littered with products of that type of “parenting”. DIANA’s parents were probably all messed up too. She thought having babies would make her feel loved I guess….Great again another Maury Show she could be a guest on. DIANA BLAND you were arrested and people will write about it because it is disgusting behavior from a mother. That fact goesn’t make you their fetish…funny how others care more about the welfare of your kids than you do. She seems to spend a lot of time on MySpace when she should be reading some parenting magazines! Yeah honey I hope to marry a girl just like you one day you are right you are my fetish! I can’t stop thinking about what a LOOOOOSER you are!!!!
Nicole
Jan 8, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Well I am related to the little girl and I cannot tell you how disgusted I am. I hope and pray they get the book thrown @ them. I met her husband years ago and have always heard of him to be an ***hole. But who would have ever thought something like this in your family. We as a family live so far apart and I have not seen them in awhile but it still hits home. The real mother is a very hard working responsible person and I am very proud of how she keeps her kids first. I know she will do her best to help Brittany bounce back but I think they other “so called parents” really did it on this one. I hope they rot in hell and I hope all the children are removed from the home permanantly. I hope that all contact will be taken. They have scorned her with something she will remember all her life. When she is old enough to realize what really happened and the severity of it she will probably need counseling and wonder if her father really did love her or was she just a toy to him. Who thinks like they do? Was it funny to watch her sit there out of her mind? What if she would have died? Think of all the what if’s. Again I wish them the worst. And I am sorry for any child that gets stuck with parents like that. They don’t ask to be brought in to this world.
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Jan 8, 2007 at 10:52 pm
[…] This one officially has “WTF?” status. The 12-year-old wrote in her MySpace blog about how her parents gave her marijuana and cocaine. No information on what the parents pleaded, if they’re even been in court yet to give a plea. A quick mention on ParentsBehavingBadly and MyCrimeSpace as well. (WJZ) […]
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Ok so I read your replies and I am big enough to admit when I was wrong. OK OK I do feel bad for you. I was angry because I have seen so many people not admit they were wrong. I have had famliy members addicted to drugs and I have seen it ruin their lives. I AM SORRY I read that you realize you have a problem and you are one of the first to admit to their problem. I don’t know you I just read the story on the blog and it really pissed me off. My friend’s sister in law left drug’s out and her 4 year old got into them and died. DIED!!! This story brought up a lot of memories for me and angered me. I hope you get help and I see that you are a good mother if you recognize that you have an addiction that could kill you. Everyone makes mistakes and you are right trying to fix them. I wish you luck in getting the help you need. I thought that you would not admit to what you did. AS LONG as you see that it’s wrong then you are on the right path. Your kids need their Mom around and the worse would be foster care. I see so many of these kids get lost in the system. Sorry again that I took my anger out on you. The fact that you recognized that if it were your kids how mad you would be tells me a lot. I should have read your replies and I know that you feel bad about it. Sorry to kick you when you were already down. Just know that when you are 23 years old and something like this happens it could ruin your chances for a job and custody of your kids. Please you can get over the addicton and stay sober for them. I am not writing this because I think that you will report me or anything. I am writing this because I read how sorry you were and you are fair in saying that I shouldn’t judge you. GOOD LUCK and again I just read about your story I really don’t know you.
JOE
OK!!
Jan 8, 2007 at 11:25 pm
I understand!! Trust me I do!
Joe
Jan 14, 2007 at 1:47 am
Hey Nicole I feel for you. I had a friend and her little girl did die from getting into a drug stash. Let’s just hope that she gets the help that she needs. I would be FURIOUS if that was my kid that went to stay with her Dad someone that she loves and trusts and that happened. I feel bad for that Mom that has so much to worry about and then you throw more shit on her with the kid. I was really harsh on Diana when I wrote her. Rightfully so, but being someone that was taught to forgive I wrote her the above message she printed. The saddest thing would be the kids going into foster care. Her kid, not Brit. Brit has a responsible loving Mom. i can see that she checks up on her computer activity so she must be involved fully. Which is great. The other two are a mess and until they straighten their selves out they will be plagued with social service visits. For the sake of good Karma I wrote the above. My heart wants her to rot, but a higher power unfortunately tells me otherwise. So yes you are treading on thin ice Diana, let you come out of this well and do something in your life right!
anonymous
Jan 15, 2007 at 9:33 am
I just wanted to remind you people that see mom and dad bland as bad people. Do you realize that most teens use drugs to one extreme or another in every school everywhere on this planet? Did you also know that children of addicts are genetically predisposed to the disease of addiction? Keeping that in mind one could just about predict the use of drugs by the end high school. With that said lets play out two scenarios:
1. The parent doesn’t tell the child that they would rather them do drugs at home where its a safe and controlled environment. They keep a “say no to drugs” attitude with their children who will eventually or are already using drugs. Now these kids are forced to hide their drug use from their parents as well as the dangers involved in getting loaded anywhere other than at home.
2. The parents do what the bland parents did and be real with their children. They decide to let their children do drugs at home with or without them. They then have control over safety of their children when they party. Instead of lying to their parents about drugs and hiding potentially dangerous activities and substances from them they can be honest and safe.
Now don’t get me wrong. This scenario isn’t for all families and the age to take such steps with your kids definitely varies from child to child but,the facts of the matter are as such. Either choice you make as a parent is a tough decision but me personally, i would prefer the safety and the honesty of the second option. As soon as i have the slightest notion of my kids using drugs i am letting my children know that they have a safe place to get loaded.
I bet their daughter was already doing drugs. In my opinion her parents were acting responsibly for their situation and keeping the safety and well being of the child in mind. So before you form an opinion and shun and badmouth someone for being open with their kids, maybe you should bother to know more about the circumstances and history of said family.
To the bland parents, i hope i am right in my interpretation of your situation. If so, right on and good luck in your court case. If i am wrong and you gave your daughter drugs for her first time and condemned her to a life of addiction, i hope they throw the book at you.
You don't need to know
Jan 21, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Okay, Annoynamous. I know this girl in real life and she DID NOT do drugs until her step mother and father made her. And if you think that they were being responsible you should be locked up that!
Kairi
Jan 22, 2007 at 7:56 am
I also know this little girl in real life and I am amazed that her own family would give her drugs. It really pisses me off. It’s one thing to smoke AROUND your kids, (which is still bad because of second hand smoke) but giving drugs to your kid is just… I can’t believe them. Who ever bailed them out (I think was her father’s mother) should have just kept them locked up and do their time. But after they go to court, they’re gonna have to go to jail for a long, long, long, time. Brittany could have died! It’s just not right that you poison an innocent girls lungs. They should lose custody of their children by all means. If they her drugs, how do we know they didn’t give any of their other kids drugs? They should, and will be locked up.
anonymous
Jan 23, 2007 at 11:17 am
Well if they gave drugs to there daughter for her first time i hope that they rot in jail! my interpretation of there scenario was wrong. they are true scum. why doom your child to a life of addiction. i am a recovering addict myself and i still suffer due to my addictions.
to the blands: i hope your stay in jail is extremely un pleasant because nothing you say, do, or suffer will ever be equal to the life you doomed your child to in addiction
Gideon
Jan 23, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Brittney (the girl who was given drugs by her stepmom and dad) is my cousin. I don’t get to see her often since she lives in Florida with her mom. The things I remember about Brittney is stuff when we we’re like 5. Us being in Tommy and Mellisa’s wedding, her being at my house for a week during the summer, playing barbies, KID STUFF. I hate having to think about Brittney being given drugs.
I have one thing to say here.
Ricky and Diana (dad and stepmom): I hope you rot and die in jail you evil, nasty people. I cannot begin to think about how much I cannot stand you people right now. You’ve done some really stupid things before, but this has to rank as the worst.
Oh yeah, Kairi: It was Diana’s Mom. Ricky’s mom is Aunt Leslie’s Mom. (the one with Baby Daisy).
Gideon
Jan 23, 2007 at 6:33 pm
does anyone know Brittney’s myspace url? I have been all over the internet trying to find it. I wanna get in touch with her. Thanks! :)
Kairi
Jan 23, 2007 at 7:42 pm
No clue, I’m trying too.
Jane
Jan 25, 2007 at 12:42 pm
I know the entire situation sucks. I have seen pics of this little girl and she is just that a little girl. Contrary to popular belief parents have little influence on kids and what they do. Parents that don’t smoke can have kids that do because they learn it from their friends. IN THIS CASE the parents are acting as her friend since they are very close in age and that is so sad. How do you say no when your parents the ones that are the end all be all tell you to try drugs. COKE none the less is like the worst thing in the world to let your kid do. This Diana is only 12 years older than the child and this child looked up to her and trusted her. She probably wanted her approval just like every kid does. I could never imagine giving drugs to a 12 year old. Makes my stomach turn just thinking about that. People that do this are sick themselves and need a ton of help. All trust has been broken and that is the sad thing. This girl will grow up without two people that could have been a positive influence in her life and that is a real tradgedy. Her father will never be allowed to be alone with her and a little girl that does not understand what is happening could grow up thinking that this was all her fault. I HOPE that she understands that she did not do anything wrong and it isn’t her fault that her father is going to jail. It was his poor choices that put him there. THAT IS SO SAD that this little girl will end up being a victim twice. Her father and stepmother will probably serve some time for this and this could really screw her up more than the drugs. If everyone that knows her can just talk to her and give her the support she needs right now that would probably help her a lot. THE SAD thing is that as much of a piece of shit her father is he is still her father. I hope this ends well for this little girl. I hope you find her on MySpace and be there for her. Good luck!
Gideon
Jan 25, 2007 at 7:39 pm
“This girl will grow up without two people that could have been a positive influence in her life and that is a real tradgedy.”
They could have been, but they’re crack heads.
Kairi
Jan 26, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Amen, Gideon Amen.
if you only knew
Jan 28, 2007 at 1:36 pm
to all you people go on here talkin shit u know nothing about !!! her moms a hard working mom she was the drug whore of rock hall for a little while when brittany was 4 and under dragging her everywhere as for who bailed them out as far as i gather they did it themself .if you think it was her first time you dont have a clue.
Gideon
Jan 28, 2007 at 8:32 pm
if you only knew: Yeah, I do know what I’m talkin about.
Kairi
Jan 29, 2007 at 8:21 pm
If you know so much maybe you should try speaking like a normal human next time.
Nicole
Jan 30, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Ok well if you know you would place a real name up there! You are full of shit and speak and write like 4th grader. And we should believe you why? I guess the judge will decide who is guilty here and I am thinking the verdict will be in after the Judge or Jury read the first paragraph of the case. Regardless if what you may think is true was it right for her father to give her drugs? So what kinda drugs are the stepmom’s kids getting? I would imagine they get it all the time. I would not be real sure that someone who is 23 years old is holding down the nice job and house and all the dream luxaries of being a family with 4 kids. She was just worried about laying on her back having babies instead of securing a real job or establishing herself. Now it looks like all she is worried about is shoving shit up her nose and not taking care of her kids with a clear head. Scary that these people can reproduce. Where have all the morals gone? Obviously not to King County Maryland. I will tell you this if Maryland Prison is anything like PA they will be taken care of in jail to. See majority of people in jail don’t appreciate those who harm children. WoooHooo Cannot wait for the out come. Oh and what does that say about you defending the so called father and stepmom. I would say you don’t rank much higher. Reach for the sky does not sound like the motto In ur dare parts of town.!
Jane
Feb 1, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Yeah I was saying that is sad. They could have gone another way with their lives but they chose not to. That is sad that adults would choose their own selfish needs over a child. I think that you were missing my point maybe. Yeah they chose to be crack heads and not parents.
alwayscheckinup!
Feb 3, 2007 at 2:56 am
I have read all of your comments and would like to clear the air about my daughter. She is a wonderful, mature girl. The home life she lives here does not contain any drugs, alochol, or police presence. She is an “A” student and has been. She is smart, and beautiful in and out. I have never had one single problem out of her, ever. She does not lie to me and we have an open relationship. I try to talk to her about anything that I think that will help her in life, but that doesn’t mean that I give her drugs to make sure she has a clear insight into how they actually work. As it stands my 12 year old has done more drugs than I have. To deny that I have touched weed would be a lie, but that was when I was very young. It was not a major priority in my life ever! I live for all my kids and everyone who knows me knows that. I would die for them and would do anything to have saved Brit from that humiliation and guilt. When Brit came home from MD. she was under the assumption that they didn’t do anything wrong and that all her dad did was something that I was against. She did not see how wrong it actually was. They had her convinced that they would never give her enough to hurt her, and her daddy said it was alright to do whatever she wanted on “his time”. It wasn’t until I picked her up from school to question her about it did she see the fear and hurt in my face. I found the message to her friend on her myspace at about 2 am the morning after she got back. I thought I was having a heart attack. I cried until the morning. I was trying to convince myself that maybe she was writting it for attention or that maybe she got a hold of the drugs cause they were left out, I never thought that they GAVE them to her. I called my mom the next morning early and cried to her and even she said there would be an easy answer. I told her that I was having her tested to show her the magnitude of that statement she made if it indeed wasn’t true. My mom told me if by chance it was true I needed to pull her from school and get it done now since coke doesn’t stay in the system to long. I picked her up and was still thinking she would tell me it was a hoax. It was an unbearable pain when she said she did it with Diana and her dad. I was under the impression that this was a single incident, wrong. I couldn’t breath nor stop the tears for about 1 and 1/2 weeks. It was all I thought of. It could have killed her!!!! How the hell do they know how her innocent body would react!?!?! And this is her father. Some one she and I should be able to trust with her welfare. It is so mind boggling how he thought this was an OK thing. Me and Diana have never gotten along because of her past and how she treated Brit while she was visiting. I only recently asked Diana for a truce between us. Brit refused to go to her dads this summer and told him so. She told him that she wouldn’t be coming up until he straightened his life out. He didn’t get back to her about it and she was upset with him. As the winter came she asked if she could give him another chance cause Diana had told her she had changed for the better and was sorry. So I made the call to end the hate between us for her and she agreed. I let down my guard about her going up to spend time since I was on better terms with them and I honestly thought they were genuine. Now imagine the guilt I have for letting my guard down. She only spent 10 days up there that time and was subjected to one of the worst drugs out there, what would have happened if I didn’t read that email and she went for the whole summer?!?! I carry a lot of guilt and nobody can talk me out of it. I am her mom and I should protect her from everything including her dad. Even though he has made that every easy now, I still let myself down. She has been very mature about this and I am VERY proud of her and also appreciate all the support shown to her by everyone around her. I would never punish my daughter for doing something her dad told her was OK. I only wanted her to realize the level this was on, and that I still loved her. I do not want her to think that it is her fault and if she ever does start to show signs of any guilt I will have her talk with someone. She has a lot to supportive friends and family. She has realized more than ever that her family loves and cares for her and is the most important thing. I would never hold her from his family. For anyone who questions if I think they are bad parents, yes I do. I have had to deal with sending Brit there for years with only hear say from her what goes on there in that house, now it is documented. I have alot of hate for them and for alot of reasons. I will stay on top of this with the courts and make sure that justice is done for Brit. Their records tell a story of what kind of life style they live and CHOSE to live. Everyone has a choice of how to live and what to do with what they are given and they chose the bullshit that lead to this instead of raising their kids. I chose to live for my kids. No matter what the addiction, your mind is very powerful and if you know in your mind and heart that you have to quit for the sake of your angels there should be no choice. I thank everyone for their support and love. For any of Brit’s cuz’s who previously asked for her space, you can contact my space and I will let her check you out and send you a friend request. My name is Alwayscheckinup! or Jessica Bentley.
alwayscheckinup!
Feb 3, 2007 at 12:19 pm
This is Brittany, under mii mom’s account.
I read all your replies. I dont even know what to think, I can’t even explain the way I feel, I know it was wrong, I should have just said to no to them, but I didnt, I know everyone says I’m not in trouble, its not mii fault, But if I had just said no to them, then this whole situation would not be happening. But I didnt. Everyone always asks me why did you do it? I did it because of a few reasons,
1.) I knew that some time in mii life I was at least going to try marijauna.
2.) The one thing I cannot stand the most is being left out, and I most certainly didnt want to be left out, especially since I was going to only be there for 10 days,
3.) I guess it might also have been, now that I think about it and read what people have sed is because I wanted approval from them.
Everyone on here almost is saying how they hope they go to jail and live horribly and stuff like that, well how do you think its going to affect me not being able to ever see mii dad ever again? Knowing that it had to happen like this. Because I didnt listen and pay close enough attention to what people have said through D.A.R.E and everything else that has to do with drugs and just said no.
And no, I never had done drugs before this.
People may be “supporting” me, but it doesnt seem like they are showing it that well.
I really dont plan on doing this again, it hurt to many people, including me. But most importantly it hurt mii mom, and it hurt one of the bestestest friends I could ever, ever have! Both of which poeple cried over it. I dont like it when people cry let alone on mii behalf.
Even when people ask me are you okay? I just…idk I just dont explain it to them, So now I have explained it to everyone all at once.
Trench
Feb 3, 2007 at 12:37 pm
No offense to anyone who has posted in this thread but I’m turning off comments for legal reasons.