Police Arrest Man Carrying Marijuana Plants
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials arrested a man early Sunday morning after a security guard near the San Antonio Dam reported seeing him carrying marijuana plants, according to an article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspaper. The guard saw the man with the plants at about 1 a.m. Sunday, the newspaper reported.
When police responded to the guard’s call, they found Mark Stephens, who matched the guard’s description. At first Stephens denied that he was the one seen carrying the marijuana plants, but later changed his story and said he was in fact the man the guard had seen with the plants.
Sheriff deputies also searched Stephens’ home later, where they discovered 21 small marijuana plants growing in a closet in the home. The plants were still young and were said to be worth about $100 each. Police also found in Stephens’ home close to a pound of dried marijuana estimated at about $800. Police arrested Stephens on suspicion of marijuana cultivation. He was released the same day after posting $10,000 bail, the article reported.
As California drug crimes lawyers who have had invaluable experience in helping clients charged with drug possession, we know that there are many facets to each of these cases. Attorney Neil Shouse has spent five years as a district attorney and knows the ins and outs of how prosecutors piece these cases together. In fact, we know that many of these cases fail on grounds that include mistaken identity, illegal search and seizure or situations where prosecutors cannot really prove to whom the drugs belong.
Neil Shouse especially has experience prosecuting hundreds of marijuana cases as a district attorney working with the Los Angeles Police Department, Sheriff’s Department and many other law enforcement agencies. Now, he uses that experience to defend those accused of possessing, selling or cultivating marijuana. We’re even more motivated by the fact that law enforcement agencies continue to waste taxpayers’ money prosecuting marijuana-related offenses although there is proof that this drug is less addictive and less intoxicating than alcohol. If you have been charged with a marijuana-related offense, call us for a free consultation.
