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Charges against the man accused of running a marijuana growing operation in the Allegheny National Forest have been bound to court following a preliminary hearing today in front of District Judge Bill Todd. 57-year-old William Kamholtz of Frewsburg, New York, was arrested in September after law enforcement officials saw him harvest his marijuana crop, and then stopped his truck and found a duffel bag with suspected marijuana in it, according to court papers. Authorities say they had been watching a field with about 50 marijuana plants in it for some time before they arrested Kamholtz. He’s in McKean County Jail on $75,000 bail, but is also facing charges in Chautauqua County. He is accused of having more than seven pounds of marijuana in his house, along with a marijuana drying shed, growing equipment and several firearms. His wife, 53-year-old Susan Kamholtz, is also charged in connection to the growing operation in Frewsburg. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The Frewsburg man accused of having a marijuana growing operation on the Allegheny National Forest is now charged with having another operation in southeastern Chautauqua County. The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force has filed a detainer warrant for 57-year-old William Kamholtz. When Kamholtz is released from McKean County Jail he will be charged for allegedly having more than seven pounds of marijuana in his house, along with a marijuana drying shed, growing equipment and several firearms. His bail in McKean County is $75,000 and he is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on October 29. 53-year-old Susan Kamholtz is also jailed on charges related to the growing operation in Frewsburg. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947