Sheriff Johnny Philpot said deputies arrested Ronald Ray Shade, 46, of Vian. Shade was booked into the Sequoyah County Jail on charges of cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in commission of a felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held without bond.
Philpot said the investigation led deputies to the seizure of about two pounds of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana that was packaged for distribution. A green leafy plant, which appeared to be cultivated marijuana, was also seized.
Participating in the investigation, Philpot said, were officers with the sheriff's department, and Sallisaw and Gore Police Departments.
