Marijuana Found Growing In Child's Room

LEBANON, Tenn. -- A large amount of marijuana is off the streets after a sting in Wilson County, police said.

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Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe referred to the sting as another major drug bust.

Officers seized more than 100 pounds of pot, about $40,000 in cash, muscle cars and other items in the sting.

Ashe said tips led police to the Lebanon home of 61-year-old Richard Swigert on Monday night. Police said they used a reverse sting and went undercover to find Swigert and 41-year-old Terry Grisham dealing drugs.

Authorities said a lot of the marijuana was growing in the bedroom of Swigert’s 11-year-old son.

"The bad in this pretense, which is the father, has no respect for his children. And growing them up in an environment where they’re also going to be involved in this type of activity exposing them to the criminal element. Hopefully, the district attorney will take that situation into effect when he starts pursuing charges against these people," Ashe said.

While the items have been seized, neither man has been arrested or charged with anything because police are in the process of sending the evidence to a grand jury for possible indictments.

Officers said they would also be looking into the bank accounts of both men because police believe there could be more money that was funneled through the drug operation.

"If you're dealing 100 pounds of dope at one time, there's potential to have a lot of money out there that has yet to be tracked down," Ashe said.

The grand jury is expected to hand down indictments by the end of next week.

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