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LAKE CITY, Fla. May 25 2011– A homeless man was arrested Monday after a school resource officer at Lake City Middle School found several marijuana plants growing in a wooded area on school property, Columbia County deputies said.

Detectives said they were able to use surveillance of the area to find 33-year-old Damon Crosby caring for the plants.

Crosby was arrested while taking care of the plants Monday and was booked into the Columbia County Detention Facility with bail set at $16,000.

The nine marijuana plants ranged from 1 foot to 2.5 feet in height. The estimated value of the plants is more than $5,000.

Crosby is charged with cultivation of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and trespassing on school grounds.

Source:news4jax.com

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