MARIJUANA CHARGES Man Faces Marijuana-Related Charges After Tip Leads Troopers To Home
Reported by: Heath Harrison
Web Producer: Heath Harrison
Reported: Mar. 10, 2013 4:54 PM EDT
Updated: Mar. 10, 2013 8:20 PM EDT
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Logan County
, West Virginia
A convicted felon is in trouble after troopers said he was caught running a large marijuana-growing operation out of his home.
Charles Gill is charged with cultivation of marijuana, possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance and being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon.
Troopers with the Logan detachment said they got a tip that Gill was growing the drug, and when they went to his house, they found 36 plants.
Troopers said they also found a pistol, which he was not allowed to have.
Gill is currently in the Southwestern Regional Jail on a $25,000 bond.
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