Army pilot claims he distributed LSD for religious reasons

Army pilot claims he distributed LSD for religious reasons

An Army Black Hawk pilot who was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly distributing LSD argued in court he has the religious right to consume the psychedelic drug as a sacrament and sell it on the dark web.Federal prosecutors accused 1st Lt. Kyle Norton Riester of conspiring with others to distribute 10 grams or more of LSD, according to an indictment filed April 24 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.In their own la…

US Army pilot's LSD religious defence rejected in court hearing

A US Army helicopter pilot who federal prosecutors say shipped nearly 1800 orders of LSD to buyers on the “dark web” has argued in court that he has a...

Army pilot sold LSD hundreds of times on dark web, prosecutors say

Kyle Riester, a Black Hawk pilot with a security clearance, argued in federal court that his religion gives him the right to sell LSD.