(PASCAGOULA, Miss.) - Prosecutors have dropped all charges against former heart surgeon, who in 2009 was accused of growing marijuana on his 50-acre property in Jackson County.
District Attorney Tony Lawrence tells The Mississippi Press his office filed a motion to dismiss Monday, and Judge Robert Krebs signed the order to dismiss the same
day.
David Bruce Allen was charged in February 2009 after a raid on his north Escatawpa property, where Jackson County Narcotics Task Force officers said they found a "grow room," marijuana, marijuana seeds and hashish.
Allen went on trial in February accused of drug offenses and witness-tampering, but Judge Robert Krebs declared a mistrial after jurors reported being deadlocked.
Lawrence said a second jury is not likely to find him guilty based on the same evidence.
Information from: The Mississippi Press, http://www.gulflive.com
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