FARMINGTON — A routine traffic stop for a defective right headlight led to a charge of cultivating marijuana for a local man.
Evan Gordon, 28, of Farmington was traveling the Fairbanks Road Sunday when police stopped him for the light, Farmington Police Department secretary Rachel Heseltine said.
Gordon admitted he didn’t have a driver’s license and that there might be a warrant out for him.
While talking with him, Sgt. Michael Adcock smelled a strong odor of marijuana. Gordon also admitted to having marijuana, according to Adcock’s report.
There was a large 38-inch marijuana plant with its roots and dirt still attached lying on the floor of the backseat.
Neither Gordon nor his passenger had medical approval to possess marijuana.
Gordon became extremely upset. He claimed that the plant was his and that he did not steal it.
Police then arrested him on the cultivating marijuana charge.
Gordon was released from Franklin County Detention Center Monday afternoon on $500 unsecured bail. He has a court appearance scheduled for Oct. 4.
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