Marijuana Deal Gone Bad: Would-Be San Bruno Pot Buyers Robbed, Police Say

SAN BRUNO, CA- An alleged marijuana deal led to three arrests when it went bad on New Year’s Eve in San Bruno, according to police.

Officers were dispatched to a business in the 300 block of San Bruno Avenue at 10:42 p.m. Thursday, on a report of a physical altercation.

Arriving officers talked with three people who said they’d arranged to buy two pounds of marijuana from an acquaintance. The buyers gave a large sum of money to the suspects, who then fled the scene in a vehicle without providing the marijuana, according to police.

Officers say they found a vehicle nearby containing three suspects and a large sum of money but no marijuana. Police arrested all three on suspicion of grand theft and criminal conspiracy.

The trio, Elisa Johnson, 20, of Clearlake; Ian Marshall, 34, of Pembroke Pines, Florida; and Herman Wilson, 49, of Clearlake, were booked into the San Mateo County Jail.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the San Bruno Police Department at (650) 616-7100. Tips can be sent anonymously via email at sbpdtipline@sanbruno.ca.gov.

– By Bay City News Service.  Image via Shutterstock.