Auxvasse man sentenced for growing marijuana and gun possession
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A federal judge has sentenced an Auxvasse man for growing marijuana and illegally possessing dozens of firearms.
Darrin Dale Smithee, 56, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole after he pleaded guilty to one count of manufacturing marijuana and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
In Sept. 2018, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Smithee’s residence and found two large industrial LED lights that ran off 1,000-watt amplifiers, several types of hoses used for ventilation, air filters, fertilizer and water source in the basement. In the same room was a plastic tub containing marijuana stems, branches and leaves.
Officials also found 66 firearms inside a locked vault and other weapons in Smithee’s bedroom.
Officers then found 29 fully mature marijuana plants during a search of the field weighing nearly six pounds.
According to court documents, some of the firearms seized by officers were stolen. Officers found thousands of rounds of ammunition in the house. Court documents note that two juveniles were found inside the residence when officers entered the house.
