April 4, 2017
Levy County deputies were dispatched to West Country Club
Drive on the outskirts of Williston late Sunday night, April 2nd to a
suspicious persons call. The reporting person believed a burglary had just
occurred. When deputies arrived at 265 West Country Club Drive they discovered
much more.
Deputy Garboski approached the home and smelled burning
marijuana near the front door. He then walked along the front of the house
making sure no windows had been broken out in order for someone to gain entry
and smelled the strong odor of growing (raw) marijuana near a bedroom window.
Deputy Garboski then contacted and spoke to the home owner, Ethan Cummings
(3-8-96) and his wife, Kenya Dingler-Quintero (2-19-96). Both admitted to
smoking and growing marijuana inside the home.
Deputy Garboski searched the home and discovered a small
scale marijuana growing operation in the south west bedroom. He found 695.5
grams of marijuana, some dried and packaged for sale, scales for weighing the
marijuana and plastic containers for packaging the marijuana in the room.
Deputy Garboski then spoke to the couple’s roommate,
Christopher Wiggins (11-16-95). Wiggins admitted he knew about the growing
operation but did not participate. But, Wiggins did have 4 grams of marijuana
in his room.
All three subjects were arrested and transported to the Levy
County Detention Facility. Cummings and Dingler-Quintero were charged with
cultivation of cannabis, possession of cannabis with the intent to distribute
and possession of drug equipment. Their bonds have been set at $135,000.00.
Wiggins was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, both
misdemeanors and his bond was set at $2,000.
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