A man in Pennsylvania sparked a house fire while attempting to grow marijuana in his basement. The fire, caused by improperly wired growing equipment, displaced six residents and led to the discovery of multiple marijuana plants. The man admitted to police that he was unfamiliar with setting up the equipment and that the marijuana was for personal use.
A man unfamiliar with how grow lights should be set up ended up catching his house on fire last week, according to court records obtained Monday.
Tyler Scott Snyder, 27, told police he started growing marijuana in his basement a few months ago, but had never before hooked up growing equipment, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed against him. As it turns out, the “careless nature of how all of the equipment was wired together and operating” caused an electrical fire, that alerted police to his growing operation and damaged his home, displacing six residents.in Jackson Township around 4:40 a.m.
After putting out the fire, investigators found two charred UV lights, six marijuana plants and eight smaller starter plants that were damaged from the fire and fire suppression efforts, loose marijuana and packaging, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Snyder told police that he had never hooked up growing equipment and didn’t know what he was doing, police said.
He said the marijuana was for personal use and no one else in the home was involved in growing the plants, according to police.Snyder is charged with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children, felony possession with the intent to deliver and six misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment,Embattled ex-Dauphin County commissioner had secret business with county’s lobbyistIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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