A Tale of the Iron City Three

The published facts:

1. On December 18th, the Wayne County Sheriff's department and several other law enforcement agencies raided a pot growing warehouse on Highway 13 in Iron City.

2. On December 19th, Wayne County Sheriff Shane Fisher issued a press release in which he stated he anticipated three arrests stemming from the huge grow operation.

3. On December 20th, a Russellville optometrist was arrested. The raided warehouse was reportedly in his name, and Muscle Shoals police found evidence linking him to the operation in his Cypress Lakes home. He is currently free on bond.

4. On December 21st, a Sheffield janitress was arrested on similar charges and named as a partner in the operation. She remains in the Wayne County Jail.

The above four facts sum up the official status of the investigation as of now or at least what has been revealed to the public. 

The other shoe:

1. As of December 26th, the third arrest has not yet been made or at least not been widely publicized. In other words, we don't have enough official information to publish a name.

2. Sources inside the investigation are naming a Russellville businessman as the third partner in the operation. This gentleman travels widely in his work and has connections across the country. He is also a long standing friend of the optometrist. Is he the actual mastermind behind the huge grow/process operation?

Our thoughts:

1. Does anyone really think a janitress with only a modicum of formal education was in any way a real partner in this operation? Or is she someone to arrest in the hopes she'll grass on the grass grower(s)?

2. Does anyone really think that the optometrist, while incredibly naive, was the real mastermind in this crime? Remember, in a marriage be sure to get everything in your name; in an illegal activity be sure to get everything in someone else's name.

Final word: 

Let's make sure the actual punishments fit the actual crimes.