Ryan Gates, 17, was charged twice in connection with a stolen marijuana plant on Oct. 30.
After Sweet Home Police received a report that he was drying marijuana at 820 12th Ave., police responded, took Gates into custody and charged him with manufacturing a controlled substance, more than one ounce of marijuana, and manufacturing a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.
Police transported him to Linn-Benton Juvenile Detention Center.
Police seized the marijuana,…