The Marion County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 100 block of Drake Street in Swan on Friday, June 10 at 10:45 am for a medical call. When deputies arrived, they talked to 64-year-old Elmer Joseph King of Swan, and the deputies could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the residence. The deputies obtained a search warrant and found multiple baggies and jars of raw marijuana weighing over 42.5 grams, 17 THC cartridges, and approximately 70 unprocessed marijuana plants. King was charged with a Controlled Substance Violation, a Class D Felony, and three Failure to Affix Drug Stamp charges for the items seized in the search, with all of those being Class D Felonies.

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