Guilty plea in honey oil case

On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Paradise resident Donald Heuer (pictured) pleaded guilty to manufacturing butane honey oil stemming from the discovery of a large-scale processing operation on his Bennett Road property.

On June 21, Paradise police officers responded to calls of the 34-year-old Heuer yelling and breaking items in a house. During their search, the police discovered a large amount of marijuana and processing equipment. After a full search of the property, the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force and Butte County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Unit uncovered 210 pounds of marijuana bud/shake, 107 pounds of drying marijuana, 2.75 pounds of butane honey oil, and a large amount of butane honey oil manufacturing and packaging equipment (butane tanks, vacuum ovens, etc.).

Heuer is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 2 for sentencing.