HALF POUND OF MARIJUANA FOUND AT RESIDENCE

HALF POUND OF MARIJUANA FOUND AT RESIDENCE

A man faces multiple charges after approximately a half pound of marijuana was discovered at his Hiwassee residence.

Sheriff’s department Sgt. Junior Fields went to the Hiwassee Road home of Roger Carroll Carpenter after discovering he was the owner of a shotgun found on Charity Lane which is off Hiwassee Road on Saturday, September 24.

According to Sgt. Fields’ offense report, the officer also went to Carpenter’s home after receiving information there was a large amount of marijuana at his residence.

“Mr. Carpenter advised me he did in fact have a large amount of marijuana but did not have any firearms inside his house,” according to Sgt. Fields’ report.

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