Janitor jailed for stealing $100K in pot from employer

By Ryan Dickstein | CNN

ABELL, Maryland (WMAR) — A St. Mary’s County judge threw a janitor in prison for stealing nearly $100,000 of cannabis from his employer.

For seven months, Eric Dickerson, 51, worked on the custodial staff for a licensed cannabis growing and processing plant in Abell.

Prosecutors say Dickerson took large amounts of marijuana from the business and hid it in trash bags before hauling it off the property.

“The Defendant leveraged his position of...