McDowell County -- September 9, 2024: McDowell County Sheriff's Department charged 34-year-old Rusty James Rathbone

of Marion with felony Manufacture of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance, and felony Possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance. He was given a $20,000 secured bond.

On August 15th, McDowell County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a domestic violence call in Nebo involving Rathbone. There, deputies discovered marijuana plants being grown on the property. 

Editor's Note:* A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

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