ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A couple were arrested and booked in the St. Johns County Jail Monday afternoon.
Scott and Marsha Yandell were arrested and charged with drug trafficking and resisting an officer.
St. Johns County deputies raided the home the couple was renting from in February. Deputies reportedly found materials to extract hash oil.
After the February raid, the couple were arrested and later bonded out.
Last week, a judge signed an order allowing the Yandells to get back into their rental home to collect their belongings. Marsha told Action News the items deputies found in the home were not a danger to the neighborhood.
On Monday, Sheriff David Shoar said 25 pounds of plants led to drug trafficking charges and 40.2 pounds were found in the Yandells' home.
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Calling the home an "industrial grow house," Shoar said they pulled trash from the home and found enough marijuana "to keep an entire middle school high."
A St. Johns County Sheriff's Office deputy said in his 12 years on the job, this was the largest indoor grow house operation he has ever seen.
Legal administrator for the Yandells, Christopher Ralph, tells Action News they dispute the amount of marijuana found.
Ralph said SJSO included dirt and other materials when establishing the weight of the marijuana plants and said an inventory report shows the plants weighed 509 grams, not 40.2 pounds as reported by SJCSO.
Ralph said the Yandells had a federal court hearing scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday but it was canceled because they are unable to attend because of their arrests.
Ralph said the sheriff's office actions violated the Yandells' right to due process by preventing them from attending the court hearing.