Houston Dentist Caught with Bizarre Stash After Police Chase [WATCH]

It seems some people never learn. A Houston dentist with a taste for nitrous oxide found himself in hot water once again after leading police on a brief chase—only to be caught with over 100 canisters of the stuff stashed in his car.

Dentist arrested again with over 100 laughing gas canisters, caught huffing while driving–> https://t.co/kaR1We665E pic.twitter.com/l9uBcadx3h

— News 4 San Antonio (@News4SA) February 12, 2025

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And to make matters worse? He admitted he likes huffing while driving.

Christopher Michael Pedlar, 39, was arrested over the weekend and hit with charges of eluding police and possession of volatile chemicals, according to local reports.

The dentist—who, by all appearances, should know better—was caught red-handed with a staggering amount of laughing gas, which he had apparently been inhaling behind the wheel.

“This is a very sad situation,” Houston Police Constable Alan Rosen told KHOU-TV

“The very product that they use—107 canisters is substantial. He had been using it while they were driving around.”

That’s right. A licensed dentist was zipping around Houston with an entire supply of laughing gas at his disposal, actively using it while driving. And in case there was any doubt, Pedlar reportedly admitted to officers, “He has a problem.” No kidding.

Shockingly, this isn’t even Pedlar’s first run-in with the law over his nitrous oxide habit. Harris County records show he was previously charged in October with interfering with a public servant and possession of a volatile chemical.

Despite that arrest, he was let off with a mere $5,000 bond and ordered into treatment. Clearly, that didn’t take.

This time around, Pedlar was spotted speeding—going 44 mph in a 30 mph zone—along West 19th Street in Houston on Saturday. When officers tried to pull him over, he refused to stop, dragging out the inevitable for about half a mile before finally conceding.

Once stopped, he allegedly came clean to officers, admitting both to his chemical stash and to his dangerous affinity for inhaling while driving. Despite the serious charges, he was back on the streets by Monday after posting a $10,000 bond.

One would think a licensed professional with a known substance abuse problem—one that directly involves his field of work—would face some swift action.

But when local media reached out to the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners for comment, they conveniently had nothing to say about open complaints or investigations.

So, while everyday Americans face consequences for even minor infractions, this guy—a repeat offender—gets a slap on the wrist and another chance to put the public at risk. Sounds about right for the modern justice system.