SC Teacher Pinched for Pot

(Greenville, South Carolina) A 23-year-old honors English teacher at Southside High School, Tyesha Nicole Barber, was arrested by Greenville County Sheriff's deputies for allegedly growing marijuana in her home.

Deputies were dispatched to the Barber home in response to a domestic violence call.

She met deputies outside the apartment and told them her husband was still inside.

Deputies noticed "a strong smell of marijuana" and found 13 marijuana plants worth about $19,500 growing in a bedroom closet, according to a sheriff's report. Deputies seized the plants but did not find Barber's husband, sheriff's Master Deputy Michael Hildebrand said.

Deputies also found drug manufacturing equipment. Notably, the Sheriff's incident report identifies Barber's arrest as "possibly gang related."

Barber was booked into custody at the Greenville County Jail on a charge of manufacturing marijuana. Bail was set at $15,000. She has been placed on leave by the school system.

Now, readers, let there be a lesson here. If you have an illegal drug manufacturing operation in your home, don't call the cops.

Tip: SuidaeEmpathy