From the U.S. attorney's office:
- Allen T. Bloodworth, 28, Grandview, pleaded guilty in federal court today to operating a sophisticated hydroponic marijuana growing operation in his basement.
- Bloodworth admitted that he was growing 206 marijuana plants in the basement of his residence, which he sold for $550 per ounce. Law enforcement officers discovered the operation during a search of Bloodworth’s residence on May 2, 2005.
- Under federal statutes, Bloodworth could be subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to 40 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $2 million.
