Man & woman arrested, accused of growing marijuana

TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- An Iuka man and woman are facing drug charges after Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents say they were growing marijuana.

Investigators say they found seven marijuana plants. Investigators also allege they found methamphetamine at a home on County Road 190 in Iuka.

Donna Evans, 65, and Chester Seago, 55,  are both charged with Manufacturing of Marijuana. Evans is also charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.

Donna Evans

Chester Seago

The bust happened after investigators learned drugs were possibly being sold at the residence on County Road 190. Investigators issued a search warrant then found the drugs.

Evans and Seago are in the Tishomingo County Jail on a $2,500 bond.