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State to pay $475K to family of pot suspect killed by bulldozer in Berks County

Gregory Longenecker, a 51-year-old short-order cook and Grateful Dead fan, had fled into thick brush after being caught growing 10 marijuana plants on public land near Reading.

By Smart Talk

Settlement near in case of pot suspect killed by state bulldozer in Berks County

Gregory Longenecker, a 51-year-old short-order cook and Grateful Dead fan, had fled into thick brush after being caught growing 10 marijuana plants on public land near Reading. His body was found under the treads of a Pennsylvania Game Commission bulldozer that state police had commandeered in pursuit.

By Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press