Groton Man in Large Marijuana Bust Gets 10 Years in Prison

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A Groton man accused of having more than 7 pounds of marijuana worth about $40,000 at his farm and business has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison.

Forty-five-year-old Timothy Thurston was arrested last December and later pleaded guilty to possessing and intending to distribute drugs. The American News reports he was sentenced Wednesday.

Thurston also was ordered to pay nearly $3,500 in fines, fees, restitution and drug-testing costs. He was given credit for about eight months spent behind bars and will be eligible for parole after serving 40 percent of his sentence.

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