MADISON COUNTY, Ga. -- 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.

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.