The couple was arrested with 60 pounds of marijuana last week while traveling to Vermont.

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WEBVTT RASKA SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT AS THE POT WAS GROWNIN CALIFORNIA.MARIJUANA MAY BE LEGAL INCALIFORNIA, BUT WHEN 82-YEAR-OLDPATRICK JIRON AND HIS WIFEDECIDED TO HEAD EAST FOR THEHOLIDAYS, THEY ALLEGEDLY BROUGHT60 POUNDS OF IT WITH THEM ANDONLY GOT AS FAR AS YORK,NEBRASKA. WHEN THEY GOT PULLEDOVER BY A DEPUTY.>> ONE OF THEM HAD A K9 AND THEDOG INDICATED THAT THERE WASDRUGS IN THAT VEHICLE.AND DURING THE SEARCH THEY FOUNDTHAT 60 POUNDS.REPORTER: THE SHERIFF SAYSTHAT'S OVER $300,000 WORTH OFMARIJUANA.JIRON PROCEEDED TO TELL DEPUTIESWHY HE ALLEGEDLY HAD IT.>> HE INTERVIEWED THE COUPLE,THEY BOTH SAID THAT THEY WEREFOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, THEYWERE TAKING BACK TO BOSTON ANDVERMONT.REPORTER: THE COUPLE'S SON,JUSTIN JIRON, IS A DEPUTYCHITTENDEN COUNTY STATESATTORNEY, A ROLE WHY HE OVERSEESSOME OF THE HIGHEST PROFILECASES IN THE STATE.STATES ATTORNEY SARAH GEORGEISSUED A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OFTHE OFFICE SAYING IN PART, ASPUBLIC SERVE ANTS WE UNDERSTANDTHAT THE DECISIONS AND MISTAKESOF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS CAN IMPACTTHE COMMUNITY'S TRUST IN US, BUTAT THE END OF THE DAY WE CANONLY CONTROL OUR OWN CHOICES ANDNOT THOSE OF OUR FAMILIES.JUSTIN JIRON HAS NO CONNECTIONTO HIS PARENTS' CRIME, SO HEWILL REMAIN IN HIS CURRENTPOSITION.THE SHERIFF SAYS THE COUPLE MAYHAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.>> THE COUPLE TOLD US THAT THEYWAS GROWING IT OUT INCALIFORNIA, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'SLEGAL OUT THERE TO GROW IT ORNOT, I SUPPOSE IN CALIFORNIAANYTHING IS LEGAL, BUT THEY SAIDTHIS WAS GOING TO BE THEIR LASTTRIP.REPORTER: PATRICK JIRON HAS BEENRELEASED ON BAIL AND NOW FACESSEVERAL FELONY CHARGES.IF CONVICTED HE COULD FACE

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The son of the couple arrested with 60 pounds of marijuana last week while traveling to Vermont is the chief deputy state's attorney of Chittenden County.Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George told NBC5 they are the parents of Justin Jiron.George says Jiron is still performing his regular duties and responsibilities in the office.Last week, Nebraska police pulled over Patrick Jiron and Barbara Jiron for failing to signal when crossing the center line.Sixty pounds of marijuana was discovered during a search, York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff said.It was worth an estimated $300,000."When they (deputies) interviewed the couple they both said it was for Christmas presents they were taking back to Boston and some place in Vermont," Radcliff said. George issued a statement on behalf the State's Attorney's Office saying in part:"As public servants we understand that the decisions and mistakes of our family members can impact the community's trust in us; but at the end of the day, we can only control our own choices and not those of our families."Radcliff says the couple may have done this before."They told us that they were growing it out in California. I don't know if it's legal or not to grow it out there. I suppose out in California anything is legal. They said this was going to be their last trip," Radcliff said.Patrick Jiron was released on bail and now faces several felony charges. If convicted, he could face multiple years behind bars.