Manufacturing weed charge made on the Sitton Mill Road

matthew-kevin-bowenFrom the air this month, county and state drug officers spotted marijuana plants growing on property on the Sitton Mill Road south of Seneca.  That eventually led to the charge of manufacturing marijuana – 1st offense against a man who sheriff’s officers say lives at the address.  Matthew Kevin Bowen (left) was arrested today and jailed in Walhalla.  The charge is a felony that carries a penalty of not more than 5 years in prison or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.