A fire sparked by a marijuana growing operation in the basement of a Jackson Township home led to the arrest of a 27-year-old man and the displacement of six other people from their residence.
Tyler Snyder was charged following the fire that broke out just after 4:30 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of Alpine Drive.
Firefighters discovered a hydroponic marijuana grow operation that included numerous marijuana plants, the hydroponic system, a handgun and additional illegal drugs and paraphernalia. Hydroponics is a technique for growing plants that uses water rather than soil…