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Cops: Georgia High School Teacher Growing Pot At Home

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 – updated: 3:40 pm EDT August 21, 2008

Madison County officials said a Clarke County high school teacher was growing marijuana plants in his back yard and officers seized plants estimated in value at $18,000 from his home.

Officials arrested Joseph Linwood Prescott-Reynard, 51, of Comer, Ga. Tuesday night. Madison County authorities said agents with the Georgia Governor's Task Force Drug Suppression Unit saw marijuana plants during a fly-over and notified local authorities.

A search inside of the home yielded even more marijuana and cocaine, authorities said. They said several weapons were also seized from the home.

Items seized from the home of Joseph Linwood Prescott-Reynard by the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
Items seized from the home of Joseph Linwood Prescott-Reynard by the Madison County Sheriff's Office.

Prescott-Reynard is a teacher at Clarke Central High School in Clarke County. According to the school's Web site, Prescott-Reynard is a teacher in the school's career and technical department, which includes classes in horticulture, accounting and nutrition. One Clarke Central High School student told Channel 2 Prescott-Reynard taught a Health Occupations class.

Prescott-Reynard was charged with manufacturing marijuana and possession of cocaine. He was released on $11,050 bond Wednesday.

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