Some of the guests at the Bronson Motel have been there so long they have their own houseplants.
The management doesn't care, unless those plants happen to be of the illegal variety.
Thomas Clayton Delaino, a 20-year-old resident at the Bronson Motel, was arrested Monday morning after local authorities discovered a batch of marijuana growing in his room.
According to a report from the Levy County Sheriff's Department, Delaino was found to have 10 of the illegal plants growing in his bathroom under grow lights.
The arresting officer, Joseph Sabbag, also discovered an additional two grams of marijuana, three pipes and seven homemade bongs, the report said.
The manager of the motel, who did not want to be identified by name, said she was surprised when she learned about Delaino's latest horticultural interests.
"If I knew it was growing in there, I'd have to put him out," she said. She added she knew he was making bongs, but had no clue that Delaino, a resident since January, was involved in anything illegal.
Authorities said the plants have an estimated street value of about $10,000.
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