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Deputies Bust Man With 500 Pot Plants

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Posted: 5:47 PM May 14, 2008
Last Updated: 10:24 AM May 15, 2008

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Deputies find more than 500 marijuana plants at a home in St. Croix County.

Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, with the St. Croix County Sheriff's Department, says deputies responded to the home in the township of Hammond for a domestic dispute. When they got there, they say a woman told them her boyfriend was growing pot on the second floor of the garage.

Brian D. Van Beek was arrested and is charged with disorderly conduct, manufacturing and delivering marijuana, and possession with intent to deliver.

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Posted by: Anonymous Location: hudson, WI on May 20, 2008 at 01:54 PM
I know both these people and the girlfriend knew what was going on the whole time. How can you have a 500 plant grow room that would stink to high heaven and not be involved?? She is in sitting in jail right now because of her involvement as well.

Posted by: Philo Location: Free America, WI on May 17, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Really...you people need to start reading. Congratulate "authorities" for destroying not only the farmer's freedom, but also 500 medicine plants? You people should be ashamed of yourselves. Cannabis is on it's way to decriminalization not only in this state, but in many others as well. Opposition is fueled by misinformation, fear, and outright lies. Until this war on the free American public ends, you just gonna keep seeing more of this fascist behavior from our government. There is no more danger in a cannabis plant than there is in your front lawn. Ten raw potatoes can kill you. Cannabis cannot. (that is the absolute scientific truth. If you don't believe me, look it up.) Good God, people. Wake up and realize that Prohibition didn't work for alcohol, and it will never work for drugs, or any other "thing" for that matter. You can kill people, but you can't kill liberty. (btw 13....where did my last comment go? down the memory hole perhaps?)

Posted by: Mark Location: Eau Claire on May 15, 2008 at 07:04 PM
Hats off to this lady for telling the authorities, woot woot!!!!! I agree, we need more of these busts!! Keep up the good job officials and put these drug addicts away till they get smart and STOP!!!

Posted by: Dude Location: Eau Claire on May 15, 2008 at 02:24 PM
It's probably in the women's best interest that they didn't release her name.......

Posted by: M Location: Fall Creek on May 15, 2008 at 12:40 PM
I really would like to see more of these busts!

Posted by: crazy Location: western wisconsin on May 15, 2008 at 10:48 AM
hope that girlfriend knew it was going to be all over the news and radio stations that she snitched her boyfriend out!

Posted by: Anonymous Location: Eau Claire on May 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM
I can't believe that WEAU posted the last comment by 420 DuDe. Just seeing it sounds like they should maybe track you down and maybe they'd find some more plants!!!!!

Posted by: 420 DuDe Location: St. Pual on May 14, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Thats too bad for the loss of those Plants...any chance of those be given out to the public ??

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