US HI: 2 Plead Guilty In Marijuana-Growing Case

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 18 Mar 2012 – Two more co-defendants of outspoken Hilo marijuana advocate Roger Christie pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday and have agreed to cooperate with the government. Susanne Lenore Friend, 48, and her husband, Timothy M. Mann, 59, each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 284 marijuana plants. They each face a prison term of five to 40 years when a federal judge sentences them in December.