Suspect sought in indoor pot farm case

Police on Sunday were searching for a 43-year-old man suspected of converting a 2,200-square-foot home into an indoor marijuana farm, the fifth suburban home-turned-pot farm that authorities have uncovered in the eastern San Gabriel Valley in recent weeks.

Police named John Kerkenbush as a suspect after searching the home Saturday evening and removing about 200 mature plants, or about 155 pounds of marijuana.

The Pomona house had been outfitted with elaborate irrigation and lighting systems and rewired to fool electric meter readings. The windows and doors had been drywalled over, prompting a tipster to report suspicious activities.