Early this morning after assisting the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department on an arrest warrant at a residence on 7th Avenue in St. Albans, SAPD officers developed information regarding marijuana being cultivated inside that home. The KCSD had also received a tip about the cultivation. The SAPD representative to MDENT obtained a search warrant and discovered about 15 plants that had been pulled from 17 bucket inside a locked room.

The grow operation had been wired with heat lamps, fans, timers, and a watering system.

During the initial warrant arrest, Jake Alden (23 yoa from St. Albans) was arrested on an unrelated robbery charge by deputies. He will be charged in connection with cultivating marijuana as well.

Alden's mother, Debbie Alden (53 yoa from St. Albans) was arrested this afternoon. Also arrested was her fiance that lives with her. His name is Donal McDaniel (39 yoa from St. Albans). Both were charged with cultivating marijuana.

All of them live in the residence in the 800 block of 7th Avenue in St. Albans.

The will be arraigned by a Kanawha County Magistrate.