Marijuana-Growing Operation Discovered ,Dead Beat Dads Problems Just Get Worse

**Whisper** · August 5th, 2009, 06:04 PM

Deputies: Man Growing Pot Inside, Outside His Home
POSTED: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
DETROIT --

Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies went to a home to serve an arrest warrant for a man they believed was a deadbeat dad behind in child support and discovered an illegal marijuana- growing operation.

Deputies said the man who lived at the home was $40,000 behind in his child support payments. Once they were inside the home on Wabash Street near the old Tiger stadium, they discovered an assault rifle, which caused them to further search the home.

The sheriff’s department discovered $500,000 in marijuana plants, drug paraphernalia and weapons in its search. In total, there were about 100 marijuana plants both inside and outside the home.

Deputies said there was also a lighting system in the basement to help grow the marijuana and an overdue electric bill for more than $7,000.

The man who was arrested was not identified.

**Nell** · August 5th, 2009, 06:09 PM

MORON! Shoulda paid his child support with his weed money. Do you know how much that kind of setup costs? Or pay with the proceeds of the sale of weed. Just pay and then this shit won't happen to you.

**carolinablue** · August 5th, 2009, 07:09 PM

yeah! what you said. and what a waste of perfectly good pot.

**Harley_Tech** · August 5th, 2009, 09:16 PM

Where is a link to the source? Ya need to link the source please.

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**Whisper** · August 5th, 2009, 09:20 PM

SORRY WAS FEEDING SCREAMING KITTENS AT SAME TIME!! I never forget the link,,http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/20294670/detail.html there it is,,,sorry had to many kittens screaming I guess lol

**Harley_Tech** · August 5th, 2009, 09:40 PM

I always laugh at the "estimated value" placed on these busts. That works out to $5000 per plant. Now if I had plants that produced $5K per, I'd be looking for more space to grow...

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**smallwonder4** · August 6th, 2009, 08:34 AM

Yyyeah... all that weed should have been able to help him pay the electric bill (or buy a generator to try to avoid getting caught the old fashioned electric bill way) and child support. But I thought it was decriminalized in Michigan on some level- certainly not 100 plants legal, but I thought people could have personal use grow-ops.