Pubdate: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA) Copyright: 1999 San Jose Mercury News Contact: 750 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95190 Fax: (408) 271-3792 Website: http://www.sjmercury.com/ Author: Kaye Ross, Mercury News Staff Writer, THINK IT'S LEGAL TO STEAL ILLEGAL DRUG? THINK AGAIN HEALDSBURG - Two men were arrested Wednesday when they were caught stealing a four-foot marijuana plant from a home, police said. Officer Shawn Campbell said police received a call on Tuesday reporting that two people were entering a home through an open window in the 500 block of Center Street. When police arrived, they saw the men place a plastic bag over the plant, Campbell said. As the two men tried to leave with the plant, officers arrested them for residential burglary and criminal conspiracy. The suspects have been identified as Jonathan Millian Evans, 19, of Healdsburg, and Eric Alan Kocis, 19, of Windsor. Evans was released after posting a $15,000 bond. Kocis was booked into the Sonoma County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bail. Campbell said the victim, an adult male, told police the marijuana was not grown for medical purposes, but there is no evidence that it was grown for sale. That part of the case is still under investigation, Campbell said. Compiled from staff and wire reports by Mercury News Staff Writer Kaye Ross. Contact her at or (408) 920-5083. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D