It literally was a show of force, as a local news crew was invited along to witness the gross intrusion on civil rights.

Levendoski, not standing for it, has come forward to tell his story.

The 54-year-old is HIV positive, has hepatitis C and multiple forms of cancer. and is a registered medical cannabis patient who cultivates his own medicine at his remote property in Apache County.  But the multi-agency raid, involving SWAT teams and local, state, and federal officers, put a stop to all this on the week of August 13.

"I feel like I have been raped and given a death sentence," said Levendoski.  "I was telling them from the moment I was standing there underneath the lights of their tanks, 'We are card-holding medical marijuana patients. They told me, 'I don't care.'"

Violations on Levendoski's property include cultivating too many plants and not having enough security.  He and his girlfriend have both been charged with one count of possession, and his son faces charges of possession, cultivation, and paraphernalia.