Arcata cops raid 215 grow

Daniel Carbonneau popped for cultivation despite doctor’s recommendation

Humboldt Sentinel staff
6/25/09

Arcata

A local man was arrested today at the scene of a moderate-sized marijuana grow in Sunny Brae by Arcata Police Department officers acting in concert with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force.

A search warrant was served this morning at a residence and storage building on the 1100 block of Old Arcata Road by APD, DTF and agents of the Drug Enforcement Unit run by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. According to the APD release, the warrant targeted a “criminal marijuana growing operation” following complaints from unnamed members of the public -- although the presence of doctor’s recommendations under the auspices of Proposition 215 were apparently ignored.

Arcata resident Daniel Carbonneau, 38, was arrested without incident at his home, and booked into the county jail on illegal cultivation charges. Police estimated the catch at approximately four pounds of cannabis bud, and 275 growing marijuana plants were also seized.

APD officials alleged that the electrical wiring in the buildings was faulty and had been modified in such a way as to create a significant risk of fire, and used their assessment to bring in building code officials from City Hall. Their inspection resulted in a request to Pacific Gas and Electric to cease service to the address due to unsafe electrical conditions, and power was cut off shortly thereafter.