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74-year-old woman charged with growing pot

Stan Maddux Times Correspondent

LAPORTE — A 74-year-old LaPorte County woman is accused of cultivating marijuana plants at her home after the plants were spotted by a retired Indiana State Police officer flying a small aircraft.

Mildred Layton is charged in LaPorte Circuit Court with possession of marijuana or cultivating marijuana, a level 6 felony, along with maintaining a common nuisance and visiting a common nuisance. Her initial hearing originally set for Wednesday before Judge Tom Alevizos was rescheduled for Sept. 7. `

According to court documents, a retired ISP trooper with more than 30 years of experience of detecting marijuana plants from the air made the discovery July 19 while flying a fixed wing aircraft. About three weeks later several ISP troopers went to the home in Hudson Lake to speak with Layton, who allegedly told police she had just consumed a couple of beers and smoked two marijuana cigarettes, according to court documents.

Court records also showed there were seven marijuana plants outside, including three large ones next to her deck and three other smaller ones growing in plastic cups. Also discovered were the stalks of two recently harvested plants, marijuana leaves in bags, a freezer and various other locations in the home along with a variety of indoor growing equipment like fluorescent light fixtures and potting soil.

In the basement was an indoor grow room made with material to reflect the rays of high pressure sodium lights, police said. A roach clip, rolling papers and a pipe commonly used to smoke the drug were among other items found in the home along with a grinder that processes the plant material.

All of the marijuana weighed more than two pounds, said police.

“The Great Book of Hemp” and a magazine called “High Times” were also in plain view. Layton told investigators she’s been growing marijuana for a “couple of years” and has lived in the home owned by her brother for about a decade.

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74-year-old woman charged with growing pot

Stan Maddux Times Correspondent

LAPORTE — A 74-year-old LaPorte County woman is accused of cultivating marijuana plants at her home after the plants were spotted by a retired Indiana State Police officer flying a small aircraft.

Mildred Layton is charged in LaPorte Circuit Court with possession of marijuana or cultivating marijuana, a level 6 felony, along with maintaining a common nuisance and visiting a common nuisance. Her initial hearing originally set for Wednesday before Judge Tom Alevizos was rescheduled for Sept. 7. `

According to court documents, a retired ISP trooper with more than 30 years of experience of detecting marijuana plants from the air made the discovery July 19 while flying a fixed wing aircraft. About three weeks later several ISP troopers went to the home in Hudson Lake to speak with Layton, who allegedly told police she had just consumed a couple of beers and smoked two marijuana cigarettes, according to court documents.

Court records also showed there were seven marijuana plants outside, including three large ones next to her deck and three other smaller ones growing in plastic cups. Also discovered were the stalks of two recently harvested plants, marijuana leaves in bags, a freezer and various other locations in the home along with a variety of indoor growing equipment like fluorescent light fixtures and potting soil.

In the basement was an indoor grow room made with material to reflect the rays of high pressure sodium lights, police said. A roach clip, rolling papers and a pipe commonly used to smoke the drug were among other items found in the home along with a grinder that processes the plant material.

All of the marijuana weighed more than two pounds, said police.

“The Great Book of Hemp” and a magazine called “High Times” were also in plain view. Layton told investigators she’s been growing marijuana for a “couple of years” and has lived in the home owned by her brother for about a decade.

Two beers and a couple of J's?? I wanna party with THIS granny. lol