Provincial police investigating after a man was hit with pellets from an air rifle stumbled upon a marijuana grow-op in Middlesex County.
Middlesex OPP were called to a home on Medway Rd., near Highbury Ave. around 5:10pm on Tuesday after a man was hit by pellets fired from a neighbouring property. The man was taken to hospital with minor injuries and later released.
Officers were investigating the pellet incident when they found a marijuana grow-op at a nearby property.
On Wednesday, police searched the property and arrested three people.
A 26-year-old man, 62-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, all from Middlesex Centre, are charged with production of marijuana, and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking - under 3 kg.
The 26-year-old man is also charged with assault with a weapon, discharging a firearm with intent, pointing a firearm, and possession of a dangerous weapon.
