New York state residents Michael Gladis, 25; Laura Fowler, 27; and 32-year-old James Waugh were arrested on Monday during the service of two search warrants in the city of Clearlake, according to a Tuesday report from the Clearlake Police Department.
An investigation that served as the basis for the search warrants' issuance allegedly revealed that the two residences – 15933 35th Ave. and 15933 36th Ave. – and their occupants were connected to the illegal cultivation and distribution of marijuana, police said.
On Monday, Clearlake Police officers along with Lake County District Attorney’s Office investigators, served two search warrants simultaneously at two Clearlake residences, according to the Tuesday report.
At 15933 35th Ave. police and district attorney investigators arrested Gladis and Fowler. Police said Gladis was arrested for cultivation of marijuana for sale, possession of simulated hand grenades, possession of illegal assault rifles, armed in the commission of a felony and conspiracy. Fowler was arrested for cultivation for sale, possession of illegal assault rifles, armed in the commission of a felony and conspiracy.
At 15933 36th Ave., Waugh was arrested for cultivation of marijuana for sale and conspiracy, police said.
Also at that residence, police reported that officers seized more than 300 marijuana plants in various stages of growth out of the residences, an AR-15-type assault rifle, an SKS type assault rifle, two simulated hand grenades and $13,464 pending judicial asset forfeiture proceedings.
Police said the investigation revealed that the conspirators were planning on growing the marijuana for sale and were possibly going to ship the marijuana via the U.S. Postal Service to other parts of the country.
Fowler and Gladis are being held at the Lake County Jail with a bail of $150,000 each, and Waugh is being held at the Lake County Jail with a bail of $100,000, according to jail records.
The Clearlake Police Department thanked the Lake County District Attorney’s Office for its assistance with the investigation and the concerned citizens who brought this matter to law enforcement's attention.
Follow Lake County News on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LakeCoNews, on Tumblr at www.lakeconews.tumblr.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-County-News/143156775604?ref=mf and on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/LakeCoNews .
