Mistaken 911 call leads police to pot plants
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 3:21 pm
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Police found 76 marijuana plants inside a house after a woman who was visiting mistakenly called 911 instead of 411.
The woman dialed 911 shortly after 11:20 a.m. on March 4. When she hung up, a police dispatcher called the number right back, and someone hung up again, according to Palm Springs police department spokesman Sgt. Dennis Graham.
Two officers went to the house and found the marijuana, valued at $76,000, growing in a room with sophisticated lighting. Officers also found three handguns and shotgun.
Douglas Wyman, 34, gave police a prescription for medical marijuana. However, the quantity of plants made police suspicious, so they began investigating the authenticity of the prescription. It turned out to be false.
Wyman was charged with cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale. Police determined that the guns were legally licensed and Wyman was not charged with any weapons charges. Another man, Anthony Ferris, 34, was arrested for parole violations.
The woman who misdialed was not arrested.
"It's not against the law to dial wrong" Graham noted.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Police found 76 marijuana plants inside a house after a woman who was visiting mistakenly called 911 instead of 411.
The woman dialed 911 shortly after 11:20 a.m. on March 4. When she hung up, a police dispatcher called the number right back, and someone hung up again, according to Palm Springs police department spokesman Sgt. Dennis Graham.
Two officers went to the house and found the marijuana, valued at $76,000, growing in a room with sophisticated lighting. Officers also found three handguns and shotgun.
Douglas Wyman, 34, gave police a prescription for medical marijuana. However, the quantity of plants made police suspicious, so they began investigating the authenticity of the prescription. It turned out to be false.
Wyman was charged with cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale. Police determined that the guns were legally licensed and Wyman was not charged with any weapons charges. Another man, Anthony Ferris, 34, was arrested for parole violations.
The woman who misdialed was not arrested.
"It's not against the law to dial wrong" Graham noted.
The mistaken "911 call" was a blessing after all.