Police find marijuana-growing operation

By Debra Schell
Press And Journal Staff

The marijuana plants where three feet high, housed inside a makeshift enclosure and aided by fluorescent lighting and mirrors to help them grow.
That, say Middletown police, is the scene they discovered on the second floor of a home at 120 N. Pine St. on Sunday, Jan. 30, while responding to an unrelated incident at the home.

The discovery led police to file charges against three men, accused of running a pot-growing operation from the home.

John C. Redmon, Jr., 65; Larry Givens, 38; and Charles H. Tober, 42; all of the 100 block of Pine Street, were charged with manufacturing and intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Redmon and Givens were arraigned before District Judge David Judy on Jan. 31. Tober turned himself in on Feb. 1, police said.

Police discovered the growing operation while responding to an unrelated incident at the home Sunday evening, said Middletown Detective David Sweitzer.

While at the home, police smelled marijuana, he said.
"The officers obtained a search warrant for the home around 8:30 p.m.," Sweitzer said.

During the search, police found nine marijuana plants on the second floor of the home in various stages of growth, officials said.

The plants were found in an encloseure made with mirrors and florescent lights. A ventilation and watering system were also in place to help the growing process, police said.

Debra Schell: 717-944-4628, or dschell@pressandjournal.com

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