‘Water flowing onto the floor’ At first, the manager of the Meijer store at 3825 Carpenter Road through the water dripping from the ceiling down into the store’s cafeteria was condensation from air conditioners that had been turned on due to unseasonably warm weather in April, according to police reports obtained by through the Freedom of Information Act. Courtesy of Pittsfield Township police Steve Hiller, of the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office, called the grow operation “amateurish.” Ann Arbor-area attorney James Fifelski, who specializes in medical marijuana cases and represented Phu Nguyen, said the case exemplifies problems with state marijuana laws.Īnd it all started with a water leak. Police were led to this closet in the back of U.S. Prosecutors dismissed a felony charge of delivery and/or manufacture of a controlled substance. Phu Nguyen was eventually sentenced to one year of probation in the case after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. Two men were questioned - the US Nails lease-holder, 26-year-old Tai Anh Nguyen, of Ypsilanti, and his cousin, 24-year-old Phu Danny-Quoc Nguyen, of Ypsilanti Township, who had a medical marijuana card and was a certified caregiver. The discovery by police last April of 77 marijuana plants at a nail salon located within the busy Pittsfield Township Meijer on Carpenter Road shocked those who frequent the store.Īuthorities seized the plants and thousands of dollars worth of growing equipment.
A joint generally isn’t on the shopping list. Pittsfield Township police discovered these marijuana plants at a nail salon in the upper level of Meijer on Carpenter Road after water from hydroponic equipment leaked onto the main level.Ĭourtesy of Pittsfield Township police Previous Story A shopper at Meijer might stop in to pick up groceries, buy stamps or even get a haircut.
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