An estimated $100,000 worth of marijuana was found at the site where a man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed by a Humboldt County Sheriff deputy.

The Sheriff's Department said most of the marijuana found near where Eloy Infante-Toscano, 40, was shot last week was out of the ground and drying.

A little over 460 drying plants were found. Officials said those would have been converted into about 40 pounds of processed pot, which could have fetched a street price of about $100,000.

Deputies were called to Pacific Lumber Company land a dozen or so miles east of Holmes Flat on Wednesday, after employees came across the pot.

Two uniformed deputies, described by Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Brenda Godsey as ??experienced officers,? and a uniformed evidence technician responded to the property.

While the evidence technician and a Palco security guard waited on a ridge, the two deputies followed a trail to the grow.

Eventually one deputy followed a water line while the other deputy continued on the trail.

Infante-Toscano appeared on the trail, about 15 yards ahead of the deputy, armed with a shotgun.

Sheriff Gary Philp said Infante-Toscano raised his shotgun at the deputy

and the deputy fired multiple times.

According to a Friday autopsy, Infante-Toscano was hit three times, twice in the chest.

He died soon after the shooting.

Both deputies are on administrative leave and their identities won't be released until after the investigation is complete, according to the Sheriff's Department.



stupid fuker.. dont go pointing a shotgun at police.

but prison would have sucked anyways
Humboldt215 Reviewed by Humboldt215 on . Nearly 500 pounds of marijuana found at scene of deadly confrontation An estimated $100,000 worth of marijuana was found at the site where a man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed by a Humboldt County Sheriff deputy. The Sheriff's Department said most of the marijuana found near where Eloy Infante-Toscano, 40, was shot last week was out of the ground and drying. A little over 460 drying plants were found. Officials said those would have been converted into about 40 pounds of processed pot, which could have fetched a street price of about $100,000. Rating: 5