The man arrested at the scene of a deadly deputy-involved shooting in Charlotte County on Oct. 23, is now facing charges tied to a marijuana grow operation found on the property.
Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on the charges Troy Johnson is facing:
Man faces charges after grow op discovered at scene of deputy involved shooting
According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a home on Sandy Pines Drive just afternoon on Oct. 23, by the homeowner Elroy Clarke . The sheriff’s office said Clarke was trying to have Troy Johnson, who had been living on the property removed.
“It was basically a landlord type tenant, Troy was there, they had a disagreement, he wanted Troy off the property,” said Sheriff Bill Prummell during a press conference on Friday.
Sheriff Prummell said while on scene, deputies discovered Clarke himself had a warrant for his arrest.
Body camera footage of the incident was released on Friday, which shows deputies trying to take Clarke into custody. CCSO said Clarke was uncooperative, and deputies used tasers, pepper spray, a ‘less-lethal’ shotgun with bean bag rounds to try and gain control of Clarke, none of which worked.