> lowery said that hotchkiss told authorities that he was growing the plants because he was out of work and needed money. officials said that the marijuana had a total weight of about 12 pounds. hotchkiss was also found in possession of a handgun and scales, officials said. hotchkiss has a drug history and stated that he had been to federal prison on a drug conspiracy charge. he stated that the conspiracy case was about 20 years ago when he lived in orange beach, officials said. he had previous drug trafficking charges and was trafficking again. 40 years is too much, but he isn't innocent
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