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Former Butte County Sheriff dies at age 63
Former Butte County Sheriff Jerry Smith has died following a battle with COVID-19. Former Butte County Sheriff Jerry Smith has died at age 63.
Posted: Feb 18, 2021 3:43 PM
Updated: Feb 18, 2021 6:49 PM
Posted By: Debbie Cobb
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – Former Butte County Sheriff Jerry Smith has died. Smith passed away last Thursday after fighting the Coronavirus. We are shocked at Jerry s untimely death. I have immense respect for Jerry and I would not be in the position I m in, if it had not been for Jerry giving me the opportunity, Current Sheriff Kory Honea said.
Smith had been admitted to Enloe Medical Center in late December with COVID 19 and had been in ICU, according to Former Sheriff Mick Grey. He was then released to go home last week and passed away at home.
Updated on February 18, 2021 at 8:31 am
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The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Marijuana Eradication Team (MET) is wrapping up a series of raids on illegal pot grows this week. The team, along with state agencies, spent the summer raiding eight different grows many run by crime cartels.
It’s legal to use pot in California, but it’s not legal to grow it on public land, park or on somebody’s private property without them knowing about it.
Generally, law enforcement says these illegal grows are the work of a crime cartel.
“They’re using somebody else’s water, doing damage to the environment, leaving a mess, and it’s not the legal kind of grow,” said Laurie Smith of the Sheriff’s Department.