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Jay Man Busted For Growing Pot In The Woods
July 23, 2008
A Jay man was arrested for growing marijuana after deputies found him leaving a wooded area in the Brownsdale community southwest of Jay with the tools of the trade in his possession.
Tharon “Buckshot” Godwin, 66, was was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver, a third degree felony.
Santa Rosa deputies were dispatched to a wooded area off a Bud Diamond Road off Chumuckla Highway near Jay after a suspicious vehicle was reported in the area. When they arrived, they found Godwin walking from the woods. The area was private property, and he did not have permission to be there. He was observed to be carrying water bottles and pruning shears, which is commonly encountered with individuals who grow marijuana, according to the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s office.
Deputies called K-9 officers from the Century Correctional Institute. Tracking dogs were able to follow Godwin’s scent back into the woods and to 85 marijuana plants, which had all been well maintained and pruned in order to yield a higher quality of marijuana, according to the sheriff’s department report.
A search of Godwin’s truck revealed more water containers, fertilizers, cultivation tools, packaging and collection materials commonly used in the production of marijuana, and human hair clippings, according to the sheriff’s report. Hair clippings are commonly used to repel deer from marijuana and other crops.
Based on all of the facts and circumstances that were observed, Godwin was arrested for Cultivation of Marijuana and transported to the Santa Rosa County Jail. Godwin’s truck was also seized by deputies, according to Sgt. Scott Haines from the Santa Rosa Sheriff’ Department.
Haines said all of the plants were cut and destroyed. Godwin has been released from the Santa Rosa County Jail on a $7,500 bond.
Pictured above: Santa Rosa County deputies cut marijuana plants found in a wood area by dogs from the Century Correctional Institute. Pictured below: Some of the 85 marijuana plants found southeast of Jay prior to them being cut and destroyed.
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7 Responses to “Jay Man Busted For Growing Pot In The Woods”
He’s not guilty! End prohibition now! The sheriffs office should be ashamed of themselves for standing for prohibition of Marijuana. It 2009 People wake up.
Ok, I know its a little late to comment on this… but I really want to… First of all I can state my position on this issue… this is ridiculous. I meen, there are so many people getting placed in jail / probation just for marijuana. A drunk driver may even get a lesser sentence than someone with marijuana. If people would do some reasearch they would see that with all thats known about marijuana now, it is less harmful than both tobacco and alcohol. The only real reason weed was made illegal in the first place were the unknown facts about it, and the moral wall that was created around drugs such as it. Cops should be doing much better things than worrying about drugs as mild as weed. You other submitters are absolutly correct, because it is a political year, that police sherrif now gets a nice big bust he can say “look at this, I found all this weed in our woods… vote!”. The point is, cops abuse the harsh laws around weed to make themselves seem better than they actually are. The laws are way to harsh, and the government does not want to admit its mistake and at least lighten up on marijuana laws. The drug is literally less harmful than both nicotine, and alcohol… and that alone should be telling people that theres something wrong… The only thing in this case that I see as ‘bad’ would be tresspasing… but thats about it.
ok lets figure this out. its a political year so the sheriff has someone call the sheriffs office to report a suspicious vehicle and then sends deputies out there where they find marijuana. yep sounds like a conspiracy to me.
Wasn’t he busted by the feds for the same thing on Feb., 8, 1991? Also,; leave him alone and let the man enjoy the rest of his life the way he wants to.
Okay…this is all political. It is a re-election year. So of course our current Sheriff wants to make himself look good. Why don’t you go bust some Meth-Heads….those are the crazy ones.
U go Buckshot
Glory!!!!!!!!!!