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
EYEWITNESS ONLINE WEBCAST VIDEO C L I C K T O P L A Y
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.
2 lawsuits filed over runoff from reclaimed mines June 19, 2013 4:55 PM EDT Environmentalists are going after the owners of two more former mountaintop removal mines in West Virginia, hoping to hold them responsible for water pollution from the sites.
4 shot, 3 dead at Kentucky condo shooting June 19, 2013 9:19 PM EDT Louisville police say the shooting that resulted in three deaths and a critical injury at a condominium complex was domestic-related.
Large yacht on truck blocks central Ohio highway June 19, 2013 7:26 PM EDT A large yacht has caused a traffic commotion on land, blocking part of a central Ohio highway during the evening rush hour.
June 13, 2013 Rio Bravo-South Charleston; Pizza Hut-Kanawha City; Fifth Quarter makes the list. Find out who has violations and who gets the Clean Kitchen Award!