The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department seized 118 marijuana plants from a home in Newfield after responding to a reported burglary in progress. When deputies arrived, they were told by two men outside the home on Millard Hill Road that they were upset because they had been ripped off while buying marijuana from the woman who lives there. The homeowner, 55-year-old Joyce Riberty, admitted to running a marijuana growing operation. Deputies also seized the equipment used to grow the plants inside the home. Riberty was issued an appearance ticket for criminal possession of marijuana.
