FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Thursday, July 18, 2019
State Task Force, Sheriff’s Deputies Discover 90+ Marijuana Plants, 3 Arrested
Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports:
At about 2:30pm yesterday (July 17) helicopter-borne officers from the Governor’s Task Force (for) Drug Suppression working in conjunction with deputy sheriffs, discovered a land plot of over 90 large marijuana plants at 225 Cochran Road near Fairmount. The plants ranged in size from a few inches to over 7 feet in height. Three people were arrested at the scene without incident: Barry Lee Benson, age 50, Joseph Luke Benson, age 20, and Kelly Elaine Benson, age 46, all of 225 Cochran Road, Fairmount, Georgia. Deputies subsequently executed a search warrant at the residence proper, and discovered more marijuana and other physical evidence inside. The marijuana has an estimated street value of $180,000.00. The three defendants have all been charged with Trafficking in Marijuana and are being held in jail pending bond.
Barry Lee Benson (left Kelly E. Benson (center Joseph L. Benson (right)
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