Detectives with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Bureau found almost 200 marijuana plants growing in the backyard of a home at 3161 Trezvant Street last evening about 5 o’clock. The plants stood from one to three feet tall.

During the raid, Deputies found more evidence of the marijuana growing operation inside the house. A heat lamp had been attached to the ceiling of a bedroom closet which had been lined with a reflective silver covering. Fertilizer and a water pump were also in the closet.

Several potted marijuana plants were found in the bedroom. In the living room, Deputies found 54.5 grams of marijuana along with two measuring scales. A loaded .22 rifle was in the living room closet.

Investigators also recovered a stolen four-wheeler in the backyard. The vehicle was stolen January 13, 2006, from Tishomingo County, Mississippi.

Marius Henri Blake	Jarriet Flanagan

Marius Henri Blake, 33, who lives at the house, was charged with possession with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver marijuana. Blake was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and theft of property over $1,000.

About 15 minutes later, Deputies raided another house right around the corner at 2533 Monette Avenue. Several bags of marijuana were found in a bedroom dresser.

Another bundle of marijuana that weighed 29.8 grams was found in the dining room. The marijuana had been packaged in individual bags. Several guns, all loaded, were stored throughout the house.

Jarriet Flanagan, 21, who lives at the house on Monette Avenue, was charged with possession with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver marijuana, and possession of a firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony.

Deputies say Flanagan and Blake knew each other but the drug operations were not connected.