Western UP drug defendant sentenced to federal prison

By RICHARD JENKINS

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KALAMAZOO — A man authorities accused of growing and selling marijuana in the Upper Peninsula was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday.

Spencer Troy Ward was sentenced to 151 months in prison and five years of supervised release after his prison sentence ends for conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana plants and marijuana.

Online court documents show Ward pleaded guilty to the charge in April.

An indictment against Ward said the operation involved more than 100 marijuana plants and 100 kilograms or m...