1 arrested as indoor marijuana grow found in Idamay home check
Marion County deputies arrested 49-year-old Michael Jack of Idamay after finding an indoor marijuana grow during a home-confinement check. He is charged with cultivation of marijuana and held in the North Central Regional Jail on $50,000 bond.
🇺🇸 Idamay, Marion County, West Virginia · West Virginia, United States
Marion County deputies arrested a man after a home confinement check found
multiple marijuana plants at his home.[1]The man was identified as Michael
Jack, 49, of Idamay.[1]The Marion County Sheriff’s Department says Jack is
charged with cultivation of marijuana.[1]Jack is being held in the North
Central Regional Jail with bond set at $50,000.[1]
During the check, a deputy entered Jack’s bedroom and found a large tent
consistent with an indoor marijuana grow.[1]Inside the tent was a pot of soil
bearing a plant label.[1]Behind it sat another pot containing a stem and
leaves.[1]Deputies found a digital scale in the same bedroom.[1]A further
search uncovered four 5-gallon buckets in an under-stairs closet fitted with
grow lights, ventilation and a fan.[1]
According to court documents, Jack first said the plant was a tomato, then said
it was CBD, before admitting it was marijuana.[1]
Photos and video
WDTV's 44-second video segment for this home-confinement marijuana-grow report. Source: WDTV
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis; Living plants
Activity
Cultivation
Setting
Prison
Grown
Indoor
Case stage
Charged
Sources
WDTVwdtv.comDeputies find marijuana growing during home confinement check in Marion County; 1 arrested
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives only its publication date of 24 September 2026 and no separate day for the home-confinement check, so the publication date is used as the incident date.
No plant count or cannabis weight was published beyond multiple plants, pots and grow equipment, so no plant or kilogram figure is recorded.
No court outcome beyond the cultivation charge and $50,000 bond in the North Central Regional Jail was reported.
Only one source for this event could be opened; no agency statement or second outlet account was found.
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