Minister drug dealer was barely a Marine

You may remember back in January that a rather influential minister, Martin Denesse, in Louisiana was busted along with his daughter with quite a stash of drugs;

A Plaquemines Parish minister known for his philanthropic efforts after Hurricane Katrina faces drug charges after he was nabbed Friday night with crack cocaine in his pocket and several pounds of marijuana in his sport utility vehicle, the Plaquemines Sheriff’s Office said.

The Rev. Martin Denesse’s adult daughter, who was riding with him, also faces drug charges.

Denesse is the parish’s designated liaison with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide permanent mobile homes for displaced residents.

Dennese claims that he had been a Marine made 1stCavRVN11B curious and he asked our new friends at POW Net to check into his background. Last night they emailed me the results;

He’d been in the Reserves about fifteen months (four of which were on active duty) and then “retired”. It could have been for medical reasons, but it seems for a medical reason he would have spent more time on active duty getting evaluated. It was during the Carter years when they were taking anyone with a steady breath and placating us with colorful bed spreads instead of pay raises, so who knows what the story was.

So the answer is: Yes, he was in the Marine Corps Reserve – but barely.

Added: TSO sends this video of Denesse declaring that George Bush can’t “run him off” from Louisiana – that he’s “gonna do what [he] gotta do”. I guess that means selling pot and smoking crack.

Category: Phony soldiers