South Lyon Man Sentenced In Marijuana Growing CaseSouth Lyon Man Sentenced In Marijuana Growing Case

6/12/14 - A South Lyon man has been sentenced to jail time and probation for growing marijuana in his Livingston County home. 35-year-old Bret Allen Van Buren was sentenced last week on a controlled substance charge stemming from a marijuana-growing operation in his basement. He pleaded guilty back in May, and in exchange prosecutors recommend that he only get 6 months in jail. That was the sentence handed down on June 5th, but with 156 days already served Van Buren should be out of jail by August. Co-defendant Rebecca St. Pierre is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and being a 2nd time habitual offender. The South Lyon Herald reports the pair were growing marijuana in their basement and selling it to people they know to pay their bills. Prosecutors in the case say he acknowledged that he was using the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act for dealing drugs, making a mockery of the law. (TD)