Police found hundreds of illegal marijuana plants and arrested a Houston man Feb. 22, at a property outside Jacksonville that was owned by James Gerald Martin, a local cannabis store owner who was murdered in Texas.

A Texas man who was expected to plead guilty for his alleged involvement in a black-market marijuana grow outside Jacksonville discovered through a Houston double-murder has rejected a plea offer by prosecutors.

Baron Erik Munchausen, 37, of Houston, was set to appear in Jackson County Circuit Court on Dec. 11 to change his initial not guilty pleas on felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful manufacture of a marijuana item and two counts of unlawful possession of a marijuana item.

But a court filing from his then-attorney Justin Rosas requested a new hearing for Jan. 8 because Munchausen “does not want to accept the offer on the felon in possession of a firearm charges.”

Then, last Wednesday, another court filing indicated Rosas was being substituted for a new attorney, Christopher Missiaen.

Missiaen said he could not comment on the case.

Matthew Anderson, the prosecuting attorney over the case, confirmed in an email this week that Munchausen’s rejection of one aspect of his plea offer means he is “essentially rejecting the offer in its entirety.”

“At that point, the parties can negotiate the case further or the case will simply go to trial,” Anderson wrote.

Judge Sara Collins approved the case be continued to a new pre-trial conference at 9 a.m. Jan. 8. The hearing will be presided over by Judge Laura Cromwell, according to court information.

The latest developments come after months of motions repeatedly rescheduling Munchausen’s change of plea hearing. Rosas had said in an interview the fact that his then-client was charged with felonies meant he had to attend court in-person. But Rosas told a judge as recently as November that Munchausen had trouble coming up with funds to pay for the cost of a flight to Medford.

Munchausen was arrested Feb. 22 after authorities served a search warrant on him and the property in the 1400 block of Wagon Trail Drive that belonged to former Rogue Valley Cannabis co-owner James Gerald Martin III, 37, who was murdered in Houston, alongside a 35-year-old Portland man, Dana Ryssdal.

Once Houston police discovered the men’s bodies — as well as illegal marijuana and cash — local authorities then discovered the Jacksonville-area cannabis grow, where police found 572 marijuana plants, approximately 275 pounds of processed illegal cannabis, two firearms and $7,600 in cash.

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has said it does not believe there is a “nexus” between Rogue Valley Cannabis and the black-market grow.

Munchausen was never a person of interest or suspect in the Houston double-homicide, police said. Two suspects, Polie Phan, 26, and Jaidan Vu Nguyen, 25, were charged in a Texas court with capital murder for Ryssdal and Martin’s deaths. Nguyen and Phan were brought back to Houston from Vietnam in July after a months-long search that involved the U.S. Marshals Service. A third suspect, Kathy Vu, 23, was charged with tampering with evidence for allegedly helping Phan and Nguyen cover up the crime.