. >> reporter: police arrested 33-year-old manoj unni and charnlged him -- charged him and he could land behind bars for 16 years. the plants would have produced about 170 pounds of pot worth more than $500,000 when this hit the streets. >> it's common. i know quite a few people who smoke weed. as far as growing and distributing, i had no clue. >> prosecutors argue that unni was a flight risk since he had tickets to leave the country on monday. he has since been released. >>> let's take you to anne arundel. glen burnie police arrested two people on drug charges. the police got several complaints about drug activity in the area. they arrested the two with possession and distribution charges and seized $4800 in pain meds including oxycodeine and small amount of marijuana. >>> the man was convicted of killing trooper westly brown. he shot him outside of an applebee's restaurant. ron was working security when he and his partner threw williams out of the restaurant for being disruptive. >>> u.s. intelligence officials are learning more about the man behind al qaeda's latest terror plot. ibrah

. >> people who walk their dogs behind manoj unni's townhome say they would always smell marijuana wafting over the fence at all hours of the day. police executed a search warrant today and made one of the biggest pot busts in howard county history. >> it's a big surprise. >> reporter: dawn has lived next-door to manoj unni for four years and never had any idea what was going on in his basement. detectives found 341 mature marijuana plants with a street value of $510,000. does that bother you that was going on right next-door and you didn't know? >> yeah, of course, because my kids have been taught stay away from drugs. yeah, that did bother me. >> reporter: besides the plants unni also had a sophisticated ventilation system, high intensity lights and other equipment needed to grow his business. investigators say he knows his way around a lab. up until 2006 he was a civilian employee in the baltimore city police department's crime lab. a sticker is still on his front door. >> i'm very surprised. >> i just didn't think it would happen out here. >> reporter: unni now faces charges of marijua

manoj unni faces several counts. >> he had air filters, water pumping system, a ventilation system. this was a sophisticated grow operation. >> police contend manoj unni work there but left the department in 2005 and has been released on $25,000 bail. a suspected prostitution ring has been broken up. police say two people posted ads in order to set up their dates. >> president obama and mitt romney are trying to get back to the issue on the minds of millions of americans -- the economy. both are having trouble as other topics seem to dominate the conversation. >> good morning. the president's endorsement of gay marriage is still drawing strong reaction from both sides. on election day, it will likely be the economy that makes all the difference. six months before the general election, americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy. a new poll shows 52% of those surveyed are disappointed with the president's handling of it. >> hello, seattle! >> during a campaign stop in seattle, president obama urged voters to keep the faith. >> we're making progress. are we satisfied? of

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manoj unni is charged with possessing, manufacturing and distributing marijuana. >>> anne arundel police arrested two women for prostitution. detectives found an ad posted on a social media bulletin board. what they found was a front for a prostitution business being run out of a linthicum room. queen-shykylia marie samuel and fiona danae simms were charged with prostitution. >>> driving in and around the baltimore area is tough. plenty of speed cam as, traffic. joce sterman has a surprising look at who's getting caught. >> reporter: they show up like a surprise in the mail, a $40 to $75 slap to your wallet. mta drivers have also racked up quite a few. we looked at thousands of tickets they have accumulated and we've found some shocking behavior. >> think you're under the impression that these people are professionals. >> reporter: tonight at 11:00, t behavior we found caught on tape and who has to pay the fine when they're caught breaking the law. >> all right. let's take a walk, a walk for one of our friends. lamont williams went to a school in glen burnie. >> reporter: at glen daily e

police arrested manoj unni after discovering 170 pounds of marijuana inside his home. we were told he had sophisticated growing equipment, including high-intensity lights, dehumidifier, and air filters. he was released on $25,000 bond. meanwhile, city prosecutors dropped half of the charges brought on four people following a video that was posted online. officials dropped 13 of 24 charges against the suspects. each are still charged with first-degree assault in the st. patrick's day attacks were a tourist was beaten, stripped, and rob on camera. deliberations are under way in the robocalls trial of julius hansen. he is accused of trying to suppress the african-american vote in the 2010 gubernatorial elections by issuing a rule book called saying that the democrats had already won before a winner was declared. he says he is being punished for running against the grain of maryland politics. >> if you want to be in a club, i do not want to be in a club. i just want to help people get elected. >> he ain't -- blamed his top aide for the call. he has been convicted of conspi

manoj unni faces several charges. said he left the department in 2005. an outside firm will be hired to help find a replacement for fred bealefeld local candidates will be considered. the mayor is open for a rigorous national search. fred bealefeld announced his retirement last week. >> the question at the center of a controversy surrounding the latest cover of "time" magazine. the photo references a study on attachment parenting. some say the photo and goes too far. the mother on the photomaps says she hopes to show people that breast-feeding is biologically normal. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a photo depicting a mother breast-feeding a 3-year- old child is an appropriate cover for "time" magazine? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. 5:37. the lead an alarm clock to help you wake up in the morning? if so, you are not alone. >> that alarm clock could be having a negative impact on your health. >> we are taking a look at the area roads. se

. >>> manoj unni is under arrest after police say they found pot in his home. officers discovered growing equipment, irrigation systemed and a ventilation system in that home. >>> the man who shot and killed an off-duty maryland state trooper will go to prison for the rest of his life. a judge yesterday sentenced him for the shooting death of trooper wesley. brown was working security at an applebee's in forestville when he threw williams out of the restaurant for being disruptive. >>> president obama is making history by coming out and sporting gay marriage. even though the president's opinion has evolved, some states are not ready to change. currently, 30 states have laws banning gay marriage. maryland is one of 18 states allowing civil unions or same- sex marriage. human rights campaign groups are applauding the president for his comments but they say he alone cannot change state laws. and as the gay marriage debate rages on, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is responding to claims he bullied a high school student reported to be gay. they say th

. >> police arrested manoj unni and charged him with possession with intent to distribute. >> it blowsright there in that house and nobody knew it. >> it is worth just over $500,000. >> this is one of the largest operations we have seen in howard county. >> he had high intensity lights, a water pumping system, a ventilation system, things we do not see commonly every day. >> he is a former member of the baltimore police department. an undercover surveillance operation help them get a search warrant and. neighbors often smelled cannabis around the back of his home and he kept to himself and came and went quickly. nobody would have expected this. >> i never even saw anybody out of the ordinary come in and out. >> still to come here on abc seven news at 5:00, johnny depp is back and this time he is a vampire. >> the capitals are off. wait until you see the celebration we ran into here at redskins park. >> the church that was the scene of two murders becomes a symbol >> you are watching abc 7 is it 5:00 with leon harris, alison starling, doug hill weather, and tim brant sports. this is abc

police charge manoj unni after finding pot worth half a million dollars in his home. >>> president baracknow, making history, becoming the first sitting president to come out and support gay marriage. while president obama's opinion has evolved, some states aren't ready to change. currently, 30 states including virginia have laws banning gay marriage. human rights groups applaud the president for his comments but say he alone cannot change state law. meantime, vice president joe biden has apologized for president obama for publicly supporting same-sex marriage first. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt rome me doing some apologizing of his own after being accused of bullying a high school classmate who was presumed to be gay. romney insists he didn't know the student was gay and is denying the claims. still, in a radio interview yesterday, mr. romney apologized to anyone he may have offended by what he called high school pranks. cording to a "washington post" report, romney held down a classmate and cut off his bleached blond hair when they were students at a prestigious boarding s

the suspect, manoj unni, is accused of operating a grow lab inside his home. people would walked by with their dogs said they could smell marijuana over his fence and at all hours of the day. >>> how do you lose $2 billion in six week? >> one of the nation's biggest banks has a lot of explaining to do. we'll have more on that in this morning's business beat. >>> first, tucker has your mother's day weekend forecast. speaking of mamas, if you want to give yours a shout out, share it with us on our facebook page. we may read it on the air too. look under fox 5 morning news, no space between fox and the number 5. can't wait to hear them. back in a moment. ♪ [ telephone rings ] how's the camping trip? well, the kids had fun, but i think i slept on a rock. ♪ the best part of wakin' up what are you doing? having coffee. ohh. ♪ is folgers in your cup featured $5 footlong™ of may! melty cheese, kickin' pepperoni and our signature marinara sauce on freshly baked bread. this may only, it joins our many $5 footlongs™! subway. eat fresh. >>> back now on fox 5 morning news.

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