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Members of the Indiana State Police spent most of Wednesday cutting marijuana from a farm in Washington County.
Police spokesman Jerry Goodin estimated that between 1,000 and 1,100 plants were found on the farm belonging to Raymond Johnson, 64, who lives at 1689 North Dog Trot Road, Salem.
Goodin said the plants would have a street value of about $1 million at full maturity.
State Police Tuesday night arrested Johnson and his son, Brandon Johnson, 29, who lives at 1673 North Dog Trot. Both were charged with cultivating marijuana over 10 pounds.
Raymond Johnson was also charged with possession of marijuana over 30 grams.
The Indiana State Police Marijuana Eradication Team first spotted the marijuana in a soybean field about two months ago, Goodin said in a news release.
The tops of the plants had been tied down to keep them from showing above the shorter soybean plants, Goodin said.
State Police, Washington County Sheriff’s deputies and Indiana Conservation officers then monitored the 295-acre farm electronically to see who was caring for the plants.
Officers were present Tuesday night when two people entered the field to steal some of the illegal crop, Goodin said.
The pair was not charged, but investigators decided then to move in on the Johnsons, who had been spotted earlier through the electronic surveillance, police said.
The Johnsons were being held in the Washington County Jail pending an initial court appearance.
Cultivating marijuana over 10 pounds is a Class C felony punishable by two to eight years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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Source: The Courier Journal (KY)
Pubdate: September 27, 2006
Author: Harold J. Adams
Copyright: Copyright 2005 The Courier-Journal.
Contact: bivory@courier-journal.com
Website: courier-journal.com: News from Louisville, Kentucky
Police spokesman Jerry Goodin estimated that between 1,000 and 1,100 plants were found on the farm belonging to Raymond Johnson, 64, who lives at 1689 North Dog Trot Road, Salem.
Goodin said the plants would have a street value of about $1 million at full maturity.
State Police Tuesday night arrested Johnson and his son, Brandon Johnson, 29, who lives at 1673 North Dog Trot. Both were charged with cultivating marijuana over 10 pounds.
Raymond Johnson was also charged with possession of marijuana over 30 grams.
The Indiana State Police Marijuana Eradication Team first spotted the marijuana in a soybean field about two months ago, Goodin said in a news release.
The tops of the plants had been tied down to keep them from showing above the shorter soybean plants, Goodin said.
State Police, Washington County Sheriff’s deputies and Indiana Conservation officers then monitored the 295-acre farm electronically to see who was caring for the plants.
Officers were present Tuesday night when two people entered the field to steal some of the illegal crop, Goodin said.
The pair was not charged, but investigators decided then to move in on the Johnsons, who had been spotted earlier through the electronic surveillance, police said.
The Johnsons were being held in the Washington County Jail pending an initial court appearance.
Cultivating marijuana over 10 pounds is a Class C felony punishable by two to eight years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
PICTURES
Newshawk: 420AM&PM - 420 Magazine
Source: The Courier Journal (KY)
Pubdate: September 27, 2006
Author: Harold J. Adams
Copyright: Copyright 2005 The Courier-Journal.
Contact: bivory@courier-journal.com
Website: courier-journal.com: News from Louisville, Kentucky
