Officers seize 450 marijuana plants
DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. – North Alabama law officers and soldiers seized more than 450 marijuana plants and made one arrest this week, DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said in a news release.
Officers from the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office and the Alabama Department of Public Safety and members of Alabama’s Air National Guard found more than 100 plants west of Fort Payne and arrested Eddie Lamar Mc-Kinney, 53, according to the release. He was released from the DeKalb County Jail on a $10,500 bond on a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana, Harris said.
Officers found more than 350 plants near Mentone on Wednesday and more plants in two other locations, Harris said. He said at least one more arrest is expected and that eradication efforts will continue.
Driver’s body pulled from pit
UNION CITY, Tenn. – Divers have recovered the body of a West Tennessee bulldozer operator who was on a machine that fell into a watery pit.
KYTN Radio reported searchers using sonar equipment found the body of 68-year-old Joe D. Trevathan on Thursday in about 25 feet of murky water.