ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — A Baltimore area man has more than just insurance claims to worry about after a car crashed into his home.
Police in Ellicott City say the crash revealed that 44-year-old Richard Marriott had an indoor marijuana farm.
Marriott and another person were uninjured when a BMW driven by 20-year-old Bryan Bolster hit the house and burst into flames on Dec. 10. Bolster died.
Howard County police say fire investigators found the drugs. Police got a search warrant and found nearly 20 large marijuana plants. (See photo inset) Marriott was arrested and was being held Wednesday on $15,000 bond. A hard nosed judge refused to accept the plants, valued at $20,000, in lieu of a cash bond.
Marriott's lawyer, Leonard Shapiro, tells The Baltimore Sun that the marijuana was for personal use, not distribution. He says his client is cooperating with authorities. An unauthorized spokeswoman for the authorities said the authorities "ain't buying it." Marriott remains in jail for the holidays, with no weed to ease the pain of his loss.
An unidentified spokesperson for Marriott's homeowners' insurance carrier said the plants would not be covered under the personal effects category of his policy because they were not considered ordinary or necessary household furnishings.
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