BEND, OR -- A Bend transient was arrested Saturday after police discovered he had more than 15 pounds of marijuana. Not only is that amount substantially more than what is allowed by state law, it was also a violation of 27-year-old Austin Connell’s probation.
He and the 15.25 pounds of pot were found inside his tent at a vacant lot near Bend High, eight days after a group of transients were given a week to vacate the site.
Connell is also charged with trespassing.