The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office busted a Springfield Man this morning for an indoor marijuana growing operation.
Sheriff Neil Williamson says 40-year-old James E. Merrifield was charged with production and possession of over 50 cannabis plants and possession of marijuana over 500 grams, after police searched his home and found over 100 pot plants.
Police say throughout the home at 252 North English, they found numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia, a scale, and nearly two thousand dollars in cash.
