Hutch Post

LYONS — A rural Rice County man has been arrested and jailed for suspicion of cultivation of a controlled substance and criminal use of a weapon.

The Rice County Drug task force reported they discovered a marijuana growing operation while investigating an unrelated crime and arrested Ronald Zolman, 49, Little River.

Officers seized over 110 marijuana plants on Feb. 9 at the scene of the indoor marijuana-growing site in the northeastern part of the county.

Zolman was also charged with criminal use of a weapon for allegedly having an illegally modified firearm.

Bond in the case is set at $300,000.