John Conrad Philips referred to himself as “The Lone Tonto” and hoped to organize a “Pot Protest in Pottsville,” according to court records.
However, after being apprehended Tuesday by Pottsville police who say Philips tried to lure them into a gun battle in the Greenwood Hill section of the city, Philips faces several drug charges. City police said more will be filed.
Philips, 58, is in Schuylkill County Prison after police apprehended him outside his 441-443 Greenwood Ave. row home.
City officers conducted a search of Philips’ residence midday Tuesday after the Reading explosives unit was called to secure the property.
An undercover officer, who asked not to be identified, said police seized about 60 marijuana plants growing in the backyard, along with military-grade ammunitions, 20 pounds of marijuana and survivalist equipment and literature.
“This amount of marijuana... I don’t think any of us have seen,” said the officer.
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