Man Grew 89 Plants in Basement of Defiance Home, Police Say
The accused man told sheriff's deputies he would not turn himself in, but was moving back to Colorado.
St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives found 89 marijuana plants growing in a home in the Defiance area. Scott Heining, 36, of the 2900 block of South Highway 94, was charged with producing a controlled substance, possessing marijuana and possessing drug-related items. Drug Task Force detectives said they were investigating Heining and served a search warrant on his home Sept. 4. They found 89 marijuana plants in his basement, five grow lights and two air filters used to cultivate the plants, according to a task force report. Deputies contacted Heining on his cell phone Sept. 5. He told them he would not turn himself in, but was going back to Colorado, according to the report. Heining has a crime history in Kansas and Colorado, …
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Thomas Neer
2:56 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Who cares! Why are we not focusing on the drugs that destroy, kill, and addict people, while, destroying their families in the process. Marijuana is known for many beneficial aspects and some, such as, cancer patients actually need this so that they can have an appetite after chemo therapy without feeling nausea. It also helps with pain, where as, the other alternative is opiates which is derived… more ›