Crime & Safety
Teen Charged After Mom Finds Marijuana Grow in Brookfield Closet
West Allis man, 18, tells police he only got the plants for a 15-year-old Brookfield boy who wanted to grow his own marijuana.
An 18-year-old West Allis man allegedly helped a 15-year-old Brookfield boy procure marijuana plants so they could grow them, a criminal complaint alleges.
Bradley C. Leachy was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. If convicted, he faces up to six months in county jail and $1,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On April 7, 2011, a woman living in the 18900 block of Emerald Drive contacted Brookfield police after she discovered two marijuana plants inside her son’s closet. The boy told officers the plants belonged to Leachy and Leachy had moved them to the boy's house because Leachy was concerned about having a grow operation at his own house.
Leachy was interviewed in May 2011, telling investigators the 15-year-old wanted to grow marijuana. Leachy said he acted as a middle man to get the boy the plants.
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He will make his first court appearance July 2.