WC man arrested for marijuana cultivation

A Washington County man has been arrested and charged with felony cultivation of marijuana and trespass.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) law enforcement officers arrested Jeffrey Ray Creel, DOB 9/29/1970, Chipley, earlier this week and charged him with two felony counts of marijuana cultivation after locating 53 marijuana plants in the Greenhead area. The plants averaged 6 feet in height and have a street value of approximately $53,000.

FWC Lt. Hampton Yates said a Forest and Lakes property landowner was on the Washington County tract July 28 when he saw a person run from the area and leave in a red truck.

FWC officers collected evidence at the scene and located 44 marijuana plants. They found nine additional plants at another location in the county.