The following person appeared before Licking County Municipal Court Judge Michael Higgins for a bond hearing Thursday. The case will be heard by a grand jury for possible indictment.
Michael M. Saenz, 41, last known address 1158 Louada Dr., Heath, was charged with one count of illegal cultivation of marijuana, a third-degree felony.
On Dec. 12, Saenz was suspected of conducting a grow operation in a room underneath his house, leading to more than $8,000 grams of marijuana, three weapons and survival gear being confiscated during a search, according to a statement of facts.
Higgins set bond at $50,000.