Camargo man charged with growing marijuana is given lawyer

TUSCOLA – A Camargo man who was arrested for growing marijuana plants in his home has been assigned a public defender.

James S. Watson, 68, who listed an address on the 400 block of John Street in Camargo, told Circuit Judge Michael Carroll that he was indigent and could not afford his own attorney.

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