A man from Ash Flat was arrested after authorities found marijuana plants and a sub-machine gun at his home. Tracy Smith faces several felony charges after Sharp County Authorities located several marijuana plants behind his home, suspected meth and drug paraphernalia inside his home, and several stolen items, including a bad boy mower with the serial number scratched off, along with ATV and mower parts, with an estimated value of between $15 and $20 thousand dollars. officers then found a 9mm sub machine gun hidden in a tool box. Smith faces several felony drug charges, felony theft by receiving, possession of firearms by certain persons and criminal use of prohibited weapon.
