Clyde Apperson (born 1955 in Sunnyvale, California) was arrested in 2000 for allegedly running the largest illicit LSD manufacturing operation in the history of the United States with partner William Leonard Pickard. In 2003 Apperson was sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment without the possibility of parole. While his partner Pickard had an extensive criminal history dating back to 1964, for numerous charges ranging from forgery and false identification charges to arrests for manufacturing controlled substances and carrying a concealed weapon, Apperson had no criminal record prior to his conviction.
Clyde Apperson (born 1955 in Sunnyvale, California) was arrested in 2000 for allegedly running the largest illicit LSD manufacturing operation in the history of the United States with partner William Leonard Pickard.
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In 2003 Apperson was sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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imprisonment
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While his partner Pickard had an extensive criminal history dating back to 1964, for numerous charges ranging from forgery and false identification charges to arrests for manufacturing controlled substances and carrying a concealed weapon, Apperson had no criminal record prior to his conviction.
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partner
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criminal
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history
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numerous
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identification
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charge
charges
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arrests
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manufacturing
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controlled
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substances
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carry
carrying
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concealed
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weapon
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criminal
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record
record
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prior
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conviction
conviction
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