A man and a woman were arrested Thursday after Jackson County officials said they found a marijuana operation worth about $200,000 in their home.
John Thomas Alexander, 69, and Sandy Chamblee Alexander, 60, both of Braselton, were charged with manufacturing marijuana, the Jackson sheriff’s office said in a statement.
The discovery was made while sheriff’s deputies were responding to a domestic violence call, the statement said.
Deputies smelled the odor of marijuana while investigating the domestic incident. When officials obtained a warrant and went inside the home, they found an indoor marijuana grow that contained 44 plants.
“Each plant can yield up to 1 pound of high grade marijuana that is worth $2,200 to $4,500 per pound,” the statement said.
Investigators estimate the operation could have had a street value of up to $200,000.
The Alexanders were both booked into the Jackson jail, where they remain with no bond.
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