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ORRUM — A 67-year-old Orrum man has been arrested and charged with maintaining a marijuana-growing operation consisting of 1,900 plants valued at $7.2 million, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Charles Edward Hammonds Sr., of 751 Proctorville Church Road, is charged with trafficking a controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances and conspiracy to traffic in a controlled substance. He is out on a $25,000 secured bond.

According to a statement from the Department of Transportation, an inspector from the Division of Motor Vehicles was examining a vehicle at Hammonds’ home on Thursday when he saw marijuana plants growing near the home. Robeson County sheriff’s Lt. Randy Johnson, who assisted in the investigation, said the plants were found growing among other foliage in multiple locations on the property.

The investigation is ongoing.

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PercyKution
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June 10, 2012
@Thomas Parker: Sticks and stones might break my bones, but whatever a PARKER says makes me laugh. Except for the late Capt. Jerry Parker. HE was the LAST good one. That's what I think.
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PercyKution
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June 09, 2012
Yeah, 1900 pot plants plucked in Orrum, and that thing in the picture looks like it smoked 1900 more.
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ThomasParker
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June 09, 2012
Why must you constantly put other people down?
sagehopper
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June 09, 2012
Strictly a medical patch, designed to keep Dr. Feelgood in the business..Strictly medicinal.
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Why was there no way he was driving that fast? If you we're there, you saw where the car hit a fence and slid into the building. 35 mph wouldn't have done that. Pat was many things, but a saint wasn't one of them. If he was concerned about his kids or family, he should have been home with them. Not out drinking and driving. You tell us to keep our opinions to ourselves if they don't match yours, why? People can't disagree with you publicly? That's what's wrong here, no one wants to hear the truth, just stick their heads in the sand and pretend everything is fine. Lets call a spade a spade and move on.
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Amen brother. He was a victim just as the business owner was. The difference was that Pat made a choice and business owner has to live with that choice.you can see by the pictures it was a devastating accident, but one that could have been prevented. My condolences go out to the family that lost a loved one., just as they go to the business owner that has lost his livelyhood. Does he have insurance? Who knows. Did Pat have insurance? Again, who knows. But to call out the man for just telling his story is uncalled for. It just shows the mentality of some of the "fine" residents of this county that will never accept any responsibility for their own or a family members actions. And until we do, this county will continue to be the butt of many a joke around this state. Just my thoughts...
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If I was a commissioner I would go find a canal bank, lay back, kick one back and smoke some hay. Then not one person in this county could say I was doing something wrong.
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Why was there no way he was driving that fast? If you we're there, you saw where the car hit a fence and slid into the building. 35 mph wouldn't have done that. Pat was many things, but a saint wasn't one of them. If he was concerned about his kids or family, he should have been home with them. Not out drinking and driving. You tell us to keep our opinions to ourselves if they don't match yours, why? People can't disagree with you publicly? That's what's wrong here, no one wants to hear the truth, just stick their heads in the sand and pretend everything is fine. Lets call a spade a spade and move on.
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Amen brother. He was a victim just as the business owner was. The difference was that Pat made a choice and business owner has to live with that choice.you can see by the pictures it was a devastating accident, but one that could have been prevented. My condolences go out to the family that lost a loved one., just as they go to the business owner that has lost his livelyhood. Does he have insurance? Who knows. Did Pat have insurance? Again, who knows. But to call out the man for just telling his story is uncalled for. It just shows the mentality of some of the "fine" residents of this county that will never accept any responsibility for their own or a family members actions. And until we do, this county will continue to be the butt of many a joke around this state. Just my thoughts...
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June 19, 2013
If I was a commissioner I would go find a canal bank, lay back, kick one back and smoke some hay. Then not one person in this county could say I was doing something wrong.
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Amen brother. He was a victim just as the business owner was. The difference was that Pat made a choice and business owner has to live with that choice.you can see by the pictures it was a devastating accident, but one that could have been prevented. My condolences go out to the family that lost a loved one., just as they go to the business owner that has lost his livelyhood. Does he have insurance? Who knows. Did Pat have insurance? Again, who knows. But to call out the man for just telling his story is uncalled for. It just shows the mentality of some of the "fine" residents of this county that will never accept any responsibility for their own or a family members actions. And until we do, this county will continue to be the butt of many a joke around this state. Just my thoughts...
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If I was a commissioner I would go find a canal bank, lay back, kick one back and smoke some hay. Then not one person in this county could say I was doing something wrong.
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Why was there no way he was driving that fast? If you we're there, you saw where the car hit a fence and slid into the building. 35 mph wouldn't have done that. Pat was many things, but a saint wasn't one of them. If he was concerned about his kids or family, he should have been home with them. Not out drinking and driving. You tell us to keep our opinions to ourselves if they don't match yours, why? People can't disagree with you publicly? That's what's wrong here, no one wants to hear the truth, just stick their heads in the sand and pretend everything is fine. Lets call a spade a spade and move on.
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Amen brother. He was a victim just as the business owner was. The difference was that Pat made a choice and business owner has to live with that choice.you can see by the pictures it was a devastating accident, but one that could have been prevented. My condolences go out to the family that lost a loved one., just as they go to the business owner that has lost his livelyhood. Does he have insurance? Who knows. Did Pat have insurance? Again, who knows. But to call out the man for just telling his story is uncalled for. It just shows the mentality of some of the "fine" residents of this county that will never accept any responsibility for their own or a family members actions. And until we do, this county will continue to be the butt of many a joke around this state. Just my thoughts...
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If I was a commissioner I would go find a canal bank, lay back, kick one back and smoke some hay. Then not one person in this county could say I was doing something wrong.
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Why was there no way he was driving that fast? If you we're there, you saw where the car hit a fence and slid into the building. 35 mph wouldn't have done that. Pat was many things, but a saint wasn't one of them. If he was concerned about his kids or family, he should have been home with them. Not out drinking and driving. You tell us to keep our opinions to ourselves if they don't match yours, why? People can't disagree with you publicly? That's what's wrong here, no one wants to hear the truth, just stick their heads in the sand and pretend everything is fine. Lets call a spade a spade and move on.
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Amen brother. He was a victim just as the business owner was. The difference was that Pat made a choice and business owner has to live with that choice.you can see by the pictures it was a devastating accident, but one that could have been prevented. My condolences go out to the family that lost a loved one., just as they go to the business owner that has lost his livelyhood. Does he have insurance? Who knows. Did Pat have insurance? Again, who knows. But to call out the man for just telling his story is uncalled for. It just shows the mentality of some of the "fine" residents of this county that will never accept any responsibility for their own or a family members actions. And until we do, this county will continue to be the butt of many a joke around this state. Just my thoughts...
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If I was a commissioner I would go find a canal bank, lay back, kick one back and smoke some hay. Then not one person in this county could say I was doing something wrong.
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Adam Norman, 11, was the only camper to make a shot while being guarded by UNCP head coach Ben Miller on Wednesday. He did so with a step-back 3. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
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Why was there no way he was driving that fast? If you we're there, you saw where the car hit a fence and slid into the building. 35 mph wouldn't have done that. Pat was many things, but a saint wasn't one of them. If he was concerned about his kids or family, he should have been home with them. Not out drinking and driving. You tell us to keep our opinions to ourselves if they don't match yours, why? People can't disagree with you publicly? That's what's wrong here, no one wants to hear the truth, just stick their heads in the sand and pretend everything is fine. Lets call a spade a spade and move on.
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Amen brother. He was a victim just as the business owner was. The difference was that Pat made a choice and business owner has to live with that choice.you can see by the pictures it was a devastating accident, but one that could have been prevented. My condolences go out to the family that lost a loved one., just as they go to the business owner that has lost his livelyhood. Does he have insurance? Who knows. Did Pat have insurance? Again, who knows. But to call out the man for just telling his story is uncalled for. It just shows the mentality of some of the "fine" residents of this county that will never accept any responsibility for their own or a family members actions. And until we do, this county will continue to be the butt of many a joke around this state. Just my thoughts...
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If I was a commissioner I would go find a canal bank, lay back, kick one back and smoke some hay. Then not one person in this county could say I was doing something wrong.
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UNCP assistant coach Ben Thompson talks to campers before individual shooting workouts begin Wednesday at UNCP's basketball camp. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
UNCP assistant coach Ben Thompson talks to campers before individual shooting workouts begin Wednesday at UNCP's basketball camp. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
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Adam Norman, 11, was the only camper to make a shot while being guarded by UNCP head coach Ben Miller on Wednesday. He did so with a step-back 3. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
Adam Norman, 11, was the only camper to make a shot while being guarded by UNCP head coach Ben Miller on Wednesday. He did so with a step-back 3. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
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Why was there no way he was driving that fast? If you we're there, you saw where the car hit a fence and slid into the building. 35 mph wouldn't have done that. Pat was many things, but a saint wasn't one of them. If he was concerned about his kids or family, he should have been home with them. Not out drinking and driving. You tell us to keep our opinions to ourselves if they don't match yours, why? People can't disagree with you publicly? That's what's wrong here, no one wants to hear the truth, just stick their heads in the sand and pretend everything is fine. Lets call a spade a spade and move on.
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Amen brother. He was a victim just as the business owner was. The difference was that Pat made a choice and business owner has to live with that choice.you can see by the pictures it was a devastating accident, but one that could have been prevented. My condolences go out to the family that lost a loved one., just as they go to the business owner that has lost his livelyhood. Does he have insurance? Who knows. Did Pat have insurance? Again, who knows. But to call out the man for just telling his story is uncalled for. It just shows the mentality of some of the "fine" residents of this county that will never accept any responsibility for their own or a family members actions. And until we do, this county will continue to be the butt of many a joke around this state. Just my thoughts...
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June 19, 2013
If I was a commissioner I would go find a canal bank, lay back, kick one back and smoke some hay. Then not one person in this county could say I was doing something wrong.
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UNCP assistant coach Ben Thompson talks to campers before individual shooting workouts begin Wednesday at UNCP's basketball camp. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
UNCP assistant coach Ben Thompson talks to campers before individual shooting workouts begin Wednesday at UNCP's basketball camp. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
slideshow
Adam Norman, 11, was the only camper to make a shot while being guarded by UNCP head coach Ben Miller on Wednesday. He did so with a step-back 3. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
Adam Norman, 11, was the only camper to make a shot while being guarded by UNCP head coach Ben Miller on Wednesday. He did so with a step-back 3. | Brad Crawford, The Robesonian
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