An Oneida County man who got into a fight with his girlfriend over marijuana plants he was growing in their home tried to destroy the plants in the fireplace after his girlfriend called police, state police said.

Police found the home filled with smoke and had to call firefighters in to put out the partially burned plants, police said.

Shad R. Hinman, 45, of Vienna, was arrested Tuesday after the domestic dispute, state police said in a news release.

Police were called to the home on State Route 49 in Vienna at about 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday because of a domestic dispute, police said.

A man, later identified as Himan, was spotted running from the home and was taken into custody, police said.

State police said their investigation found Hinman and his girlfriend had been arguing over him growing marijuana plants inside of their residence.

The girlfriend said Hinman attempted to destroy the plants prior to police arriving by tearing them out of pots and burning them, police said.

Troopers found the marijuana plants burning in the fireplace and some plants still intact within the residence. The fireplace had malfunctioned, causing the home to fill with smoke, police said.

The North Bay Fire Department extinguished the burning plants, police said.

Troopers found a loaded hunting rifle hanging on the wall of the residence, which Hinman was not permitted to possess due to prior convictions and an order of protection prohibiting him from possessing firearms.

Troopers also found that Hinman had not notified authorities regarding his change of address, as required by the sex offender registry program.

The home was condemned by the Town of Vienna Codes Department due to numerous codes violations.

Hinman was charged with:

4th-degree criminal possession of a weapon

2nd-degree criminal contempt

Unlawful growing of cannabis

Sex offender failing to report an address change

Hinman was brought to the Oneida County Jail for Centralized Arraignment.