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Two Illinois men arrested after police find six marijuana plants, gun during search

Two men have been charged after a gun and marijuana plants were found at an Illinois home.
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MARIETTA, Illinois — Two people have been arrested after authorities found six marijuana plants, a gun and items to create meth during a search Tuesday, July 26.

The search was done at a home on North McDonough County Line Road in Fulton County around 5 a.m.

Seth Yates, 35, is charged with cultivation of marijuana, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of meth, production of meth and possession of precursors. Yates is held at the Fulton County Jail on a $160,000 bond.

Joseph Simpson, 25, is charge on several meth-related charges and is held on a $150,000 bond.

The search was led by the West Central Illinois Task Force – Macomb.

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