Morongo Basin Sheriff’s deputies raided 10 illegal marijuana grows in the Desert Heights neighborhood of Twentynine Palms Friday and Saturday. Between 8 a.m. Friday and 3:20 p.m. Saturday, deputies served search warrants at locations on Two Mile Road, Bellerue Road, Indian Trail, Morongo Road, Nandina Street, Meldora Avenue, Canyon Road, Rogers Lane, and Giant Rock Avenue. The Sheriff’s Department said more than 10,400 plants (weighing more than six tons) were seized and six arrests were made. There were no weapons or other drugs at any of the locations.
Arrested were:
Lawrence Brittos, 77-year-old male resident of Twentynine Palms, Charge: Marijuana Cultivation
Rebecca Feldman, 43-year-old female resident of Twentynine Palms, Charge: Marijuana Cultivation
Christopher Feldman, 45-year-old male resident of Yucca Valley, Charge: Resist-Delay Officer
Russell Park, 50-year-old male resident of Twentynine Palms, Charge: Warrant Arrest
Jillian Langley, 73-year-old female resident of Twentynine Palms, Charge: Possession of controlled substance
Nahu Garcia-Osornio, 31-year-old male resident of Michoacan Mexico, Charge: Marijuana Cultivation