A residential alarm on Cross Key Road in Athens Tuesday led Limestone County sheriff’s deputies to find marijuana plants as tall as 7 feet and to make an arrest, an official said.

Around 10:25 a.m., deputies were dispatched to 17858 Cross Key Road for a residential alarm, said Deputy Stephen Young, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office.

“When the responding deputy was securing the premises, he observed the plants near the house,” Young said. “Five of the plants were mature, standing about 7 feet tall. The other two were in pots and stood about 3 feet tall.”

Following an investigation, narcotics officers found Jonathan Dakota Norwood, 21, and arrested him on a charge of first-degree illegal possession of marijuana, Young said.

He remained in the Limestone County Jail Tuesday, with bail set at $5,000.