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A teacher at Narbonne High School in Harbor City was arrested by sheriff's deputies who stumbled upon a marijuana-growing operation at his home in La Canada Flintridge, authorities said Wednesday.
Deputies were investigating an alleged hammer assault when they found more than 25 pounds of the drug Tuesday evening at the home of Michael Kevin Burns, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Angela Shepherd.
Burns, 44, was booked on suspicion of cultivation of marijuana and assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly attacking his neighbor.
Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Susan Cox identified Burns as a teacher at Narbonne High.
Cox said she could not discuss Burns' employment further because the matter is a personnel issue.
"Right now, we're just monitoring the situation and taking the appropriate steps to protect student safety," she said.
In general, Cox said, teachers facing criminal charges are assigned away from their campuses during the investigation.
Shepherd said deputies got a report of a man chasing his neighbor with a hammer about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday and entered Burns' house through a door that had been left open. That's when they discovered several pot plants as well as jars of marijuana, she said.
"When they went in, they saw in plain sight numerous plants that were growing, numerous plants that were drying and multiple Mason jars full of marijuana," Shepherd said.
Deputies immediately requested a warrant before searching through the home, Shepherd said.
Burns told deputies he believed he was allowed to grow marijuana because he possesses a physician's recommendation to use medical marijuana under California's Proposition 215, Shepherd said.
However, state law does not allow people to possess or grow large amounts of marijuana. Under the California Health and Safety Code, a qualified patient or primary caregiver can possess no more than eight ounces of dried marijuana per patient.
In addition, a patient or primary caregiver can have no more than six mature or 12 immature marijuana plants.
Shepherd said investigators also determined that Burns had allegedly tried to hit his neighbor with a hammer, but missed and only struck a window. It was unclear what preceded the alleged attack.
Burns was held on $30,000 bail and is due in Pasadena Superior Court todayfor arraignment, according to the sheriff's booking records.
Deputies were investigating an alleged hammer assault when they found more than 25 pounds of the drug Tuesday evening at the home of Michael Kevin Burns, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Angela Shepherd.
Burns, 44, was booked on suspicion of cultivation of marijuana and assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly attacking his neighbor.
Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Susan Cox identified Burns as a teacher at Narbonne High.
Cox said she could not discuss Burns' employment further because the matter is a personnel issue.
"Right now, we're just monitoring the situation and taking the appropriate steps to protect student safety," she said.
In general, Cox said, teachers facing criminal charges are assigned away from their campuses during the investigation.
Shepherd said deputies got a report of a man chasing his neighbor with a hammer about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday and entered Burns' house through a door that had been left open. That's when they discovered several pot plants as well as jars of marijuana, she said.
"When they went in, they saw in plain sight numerous plants that were growing, numerous plants that were drying and multiple Mason jars full of marijuana," Shepherd said.
Deputies immediately requested a warrant before searching through the home, Shepherd said.
Burns told deputies he believed he was allowed to grow marijuana because he possesses a physician's recommendation to use medical marijuana under California's Proposition 215, Shepherd said.
However, state law does not allow people to possess or grow large amounts of marijuana. Under the California Health and Safety Code, a qualified patient or primary caregiver can possess no more than eight ounces of dried marijuana per patient.
In addition, a patient or primary caregiver can have no more than six mature or 12 immature marijuana plants.
Shepherd said investigators also determined that Burns had allegedly tried to hit his neighbor with a hammer, but missed and only struck a window. It was unclear what preceded the alleged attack.
Burns was held on $30,000 bail and is due in Pasadena Superior Court todayfor arraignment, according to the sheriff's booking records.
) -- they'll cover their asses and check out the house. 
