After troopers found marijuana and assorted items of paraphernalia in a home where they were doing a welfare check, a resident admitted the items were his.

William M. Hamblin, 37, Springville, is facing charges of possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, with a prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor, as a result of an investigation led by Indiana State Police Trooper Chance Humphrey.

Trooper Humphrey arrived at a residence on State Road 54, Springville, around noon on Thursday, December 3, to conduct a welfare check. When he knocked on the door and someone opened it, he detected the odor of marijuana coming from the home.

There were two adults and six children in the home at the time and they were asked to step outside where Trooper Humphrey told them he was going to apply for a search warrant.

While Trooper Humphrey was preparing paperwork to request the warrant, then waiting for it to be approved by a judge, ISP Trooper Robert Whyte, Sgt. Ryan Miller and Trooper Richard Klun arrived to assist on the scene.

The homeowner also arrived home, along with William Hamblin, a family member who resided at the home.

Greene County Department of Child Services (DCS) also arrived on the scene to talk to the children and all of the adults.

Trooper Humphrey reported that when the warrant was executed, troopers found marijuana cigarettes, a metal grinder with a green plant substance in it, a metal tube with a rubber coating on half of it – one end had been burnt, a plastic bottle modified to be a smoking device, and a Ziploc type bag that contained 27 grams of a green plant material that later field-tested positive as marijuana. Some of the items were found in a room that was occupied by some of the children when Trooper Humphrey arrived.

Hamblin allegedly admitted that all of the items belonged to him.

Hamblin was not taken into custody but Trooper Humphrey submitted information to the prosecutor’s office and late last week, a criminal case was filed against Hamblin.

Hamblin will be receiving a summons ordering him to appear in Greene Superior Court on February 22 for an initial hearing.