Crime & Safety
Check of DUI Offender Under Electronic Supervision Finds Pot Plants, Stolen Shotgun
Deputies with the Supervised Electronic Confinement Program find a major marijuana grow during a compliance check in Lake Elsinore.
A Lake Elsinore woman was arrested last week after sheriff’s deputies conducting a compliance check found marijuana plants, 20 pounds of processed marijuana and a stolen shotgun in a home in the 16000 block of McPherson Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
Simona Gernay, 49, was participating in the sheriff’s Supervised Electronic Confinement Program because of a DUI conviction, according to Cpl. Robert Martinez. Deputies went to the residence on McPherson Avenue on Thursday afternoon to check on Gernay when they found the marijuana grow.
The sheriff’s Special Investigation Bureau responded and took over the investigation, according to Martinez. Gernay was arrested and faces charges of cultivating 200-500 marijuana plants, possession of marijuana for sale, and receiving stolen property, all felonies.
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According to jail records, Gernay is being held at the Robert Presley Detention Center on $50,000 bail. Her next court day is schedule for Tuesday.
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