Grandpa, 85, smuggled pot in prison for grandson

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Grandpa, 85, accused of smuggling pot

 

Carrie Whitaker • Cincinnati Enquirer • August 16, 2010

 

TURTLECREEK TWP. – An 85-year-old West Chester man was arrested Friday for attempting to smuggle a bag of marijuana to his grandson, an inmate at the state prison.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Richard J. Heritz was confronted by investigators at the Warren Correctional Institution after they obtained information that Heritz would be attempting to convey the drugs during a scheduled visit with his grandson. 

He voluntarily surrendered a large package containing 22 grams of suspected marijuana worth about $500 in the prison, according to a news release issued by the OSP. 

Heritz was charged with conveying drugs and possessing criminal tools, felonies that carries a penalty up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

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