Jay Senter
Jay Senter
Crime & Courts
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Johnson County officials bust suspected pot growing operation in Prairie Village

Tyler Frick

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department this week served a search warrant at a home on 71st Terrace in Prairie Village and found both processed marijuana and 45 live marijuana plants, according to KCTV 5.

The home’s owner, Tyler Frick, was arrested on felony drug cultivation charges and booked in Johnson County jail before being released Friday on a $5,000 bond.

Lt. Shaine Pennington of the Johnson County sheriff’s department told KCTV 5 law enforcement had been tipped off that something suspicious might be taking place at the home, and sought out a search warrant as a result. He said law enforcement officers encountered a strong odor of marijuana when they visited the home.

Frick has a no-go preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 20.

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About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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