OAKLAND TWP — State police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a suspected 2017 indoor marijuana grow operation at his home, where 78 plants and growing equipment were seized.

Chad E. Schnur, 45, was arraigned on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

He remains free on his own recognizance while awaiting a hearing in the case later this month.

A “knock and talk” investigation led troopers with the police vice unit to Schnur's Route 68 home on May 24, 2017.

One of the officers allegedly smelled marijuana on the property, where police found two homes. The defendant admitted that he had plants in one home, according to court documents, and in the basement of the other one.

Police said he allowed them to search both properties.

The search turned up 67 marijuana plants, ranging in height from 6 inches to a foot, in the basement of one home, documents said. Additionally, they allegedly seized 39 cups containing marijuana seedlings.

Along with the plants, they said they found items for growing marijuana.

In the other home, according to investigators, police found 11 marijuana plants that were about 3 feet tall.

The search also allegedly turned up 12 bottles of growing chemicals, lamps, thermostats, timers, a fan, filter and ballast.

Schnur's preliminary hearing is scheduled Feb. 26 at the office of District Judge Lewis Stoughton in Chicora.

Online court records did not list an attorney for Schnur. He could not be reached for comment.