Ellicott City Man Gets Home Detention For Growing Marijuana

Richard Marriott says he still has nightmares about crash, fire that led to drug discovery

A 44-year-old Ellicott City man who operated what police described as a sophisticated marijuana-growing operation discovered after a sports car crashed into his residence and caught fire will spend six months on home detention.

Howard County Circuit Judge Diane O. Leasure sentenced Richard Marriott on Tuesday to five years in prison, but suspended all but six months, and ordered him to pay a $1,500 fine.

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