BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Two children, aged four and five, have been turned over to family members after police discovered 195 marijuana plants growing in the home where they lived.
The Berrien County Sheriff's Office says their narcotics unit, along with other area police agencies, executed a search warrant for illegal narcotics in the 3000 block of Lincoln Avenue in St. Joseph Township on Friday. The search warrant came after a three month investigation into illegal narcotic activity at the residence.
At the time of the search warrant, officers located Ronald Wolnik, Elizabeth Klank, two children and five dogs inside the residence.
During a search, officers say they located and seized 195 live marijuana plants in various stages of growth as well as a large quantity of processed marijuana and other evidence of narcotic traffic.
Officials say Wolnik was currently on probation for a previous conviction for assault and battery. He was lodged at the Berrien County Jail on charges of manufacture of marijuana within 500 feet of a school, maintaining a drug house, and two counts of child endangerment.
Officials say Klank was currently out on bond on an embezzlement charge. She was also lodged at the Berrien County Jail on charges of manufacture of marijuana within 500 feet of a school, maintaining a drug house, and two counts of child endangerment.
The two children were turned over to the custody of family members.
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