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300 pounds of pot seized in Josephine County By Nick Morgan Updated: Dec 23, 2021 01:56 PM A A Mark Darron Patterson, left, and Aubreyann Valyn Taylor, each face felony marijuana and misdemeanor methamphetamine charges after 300 pounds of pot was seized in Josephine County at an address near O’Brien. [Josephine County Jail booking photos] Two individuals face felony marijuana and misdemeanor methamphetamine charges in the wake of a Wednesday illicit pot investigation in rural Josephine County. Mark Darron Patterson, 55, and Aubreyann Valyn Taylor, 33, were arrested Wednesday on charges stemming from a Wednesday search on Patterson’s property in the 100 block of East O’Brien Street in O’Brien. Investigators with the multi-agency Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team allegedly found roughly 300 pounds of unlicensed marijuana on the property, according to documents filed by the Josephine County District Attorney’s Office and a release from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. Leading up to the search, Taylor allegedly mentioned the sale of roughly 100 pounds of “weed” on a recorded phone line, according to an affidavit filed by police in her case. The court document indicates a price of roughly $17,000. During the search at Patterson’s property, police say they also found roughly 4 grams of methamphetamine. As of Wednesday, Patterson was held in the Josephine County Jail on felony charges of unlawfully delivering and possessing marijuana, and on a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully possessing methamphetamine, and Taylor was held in jail on charges of unlawfully delivering marijuana and unlawfully possessing methamphetamine. Bail was $50,000 for each suspect.