Ridgway, Ill. – A man from Ridgway is pleading guilty to possessing over 100 marijuana plants.

Authorities say 33-year-old Ryan Earl Bess grew the plants between April and August of 2012 in Gallatin County. He fled to Colorado and was arrested earlier this year.

Bess will be sentenced February 11 and could see anywhere between five to 40 years in prison.