Macomb police arrested two men who attempted to steal plants used in Spoon River College’s cannabis processing program.
Sean Hayes, 38, and Jacob Allen, 36, both of Macomb, each face multiple charges, including unauthorized control over property worth more than $500 and criminal trespass to state-supported land.
Police say the two men uprooted THCa plants worth an estimated $23,000.
The plants were growing outside the college’s campus at 2500 E. Jackson St.
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