Man lets cops in his apartment -- and they find marijuana plants growing: police

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Corey W. McDonald - The Jersey Journal




BAYONNE -- Police busted a city man growing pot in his apartment on Friday after his girlfriend called the police on him following an argument, authorities said.

Officers responding to a Kennedy Boulevard apartment just before midnight arrested the tenant, Anthony J. Morcilio, 25, after they discovered seven marijuana plants and 12 bags of medical marijuana candy, along with marijuana-growing equipment, inside the residence, police said.

Police initially responded to the location after they received a 9-1-1 call of a domestic dispute inside the apartment, authorities said.

Upon arrival, the officers were unable to enter the apartment, but after listening at the door for any noise they were "able to detect sounds consistent with human cries," police said.

While at the door, police were approached by Moricilio who told them that his girlfriend had called 9-1-1 and was outside.

Officers grew concerned, however, when she could not be found outside and they believed her to be inside the apartment. Morcilio then allowed the police inside his apartment, where they immediately detected a strong odor of raw marijuana, police said.

While searching the home, police found a number of electrical extension cords leading into a closet, where the marijuana was in plain view, authorities said.

The 25-year-old was placed under arrest and was subsequently charged with possession of marijuana over 50 grams; distribution of a controlled dangerous substance within 500 feet of a public park, and within 1,000 feet of a school; distribution of marijuana over one ounce but less than five pounds; and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.

The woman, meanwhile, was not at the apartment, but when reached by phone, she told police she had left after an argument and called 9-1-1. The cries in the apartment were from a dog in its cage, police said.

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