MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office responded to its 15th methamphetamine lab case of 2012 late last week.
Meigs County Sheriff Robert Beegle reporter that officers found the remains of a shake and bake meth lab.
Mark A. Fooce, of Racine, was arrested and charged with assembly or possession of chemicals necessary for illegal manufacturing, a felony of the third degree; possession of a schedule I drug, a felony of the fourth degree; and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
Fooce appeared in Meigs County Court and bond was set at $50,000 with 10 percent permitted.
Fooce was remanded to the custody of the sheriff.
This is the second meth case handled by the Sheriff’s Office in the past two weeks and the fifth since mid-July.
The Sheriff’s Office responded to a tip concerning a shake and bake meth lab in a wooded area off Derry Lane in Salem Township on Sept. 24. The office is still investigating the case.
In early September, a shake and bake meth lab was discovered inside a duffel bag taken during the arrest of Ryan Miller, 25, of Portland. The lab was discovered while deputies were completing an inventory of the duffel bag at the Sheriff’s Office.
On Aug. 1, David B. Dillard, 51, and Emily A. Dillard, 29, were arrested following the discovery of a meth lab at his residence on Ohio 143.
David Dillard was indicted by the Meigs County Grand Jury in late August on three felony counts in connection with the meth lab. He was charged with illegal manufacture of drugs, a first degree felony; illegal cultivation of marijuana, a third degree felony; and endangering children, a third degree felony. Dillard was released on his own recognizance following arraignment.
Emil Dillard was also indicted by the Meigs County Grand Jury in late August on three felony counts in connection with the meth lab. She was charged with illegal manufacture of drugs, a first degree felony; illegal cultivation of marijuana, a third degree felony; and endangering children, a third degree felony. Dillard was released on her own recognizance following arraignment. She is represented by James S. Sweeney.
An active one pot, shake and bake meth lab was found inside the home, along with three fire arms.
Two females were charged in connection with the methamphetamine lab discovered on July 13 in Middleport. Sgt. Gilkey of the Major Crimes Unit seized a two-pot, shake and bake meth lab. Tina Rayburn, 40, and Cynthia Casteel were charged in the case.
Rayburn was indicted by the grand jury on one count illegal manufacture of drugs, a first degree felony; one count illegal assembly or possession of chemicals, a first degree felony; one count endangering children, a third degree felony; and one count illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs, a third degree felony. She was released on her own recognizance.
Casteel was indicted by the grand jury on one count illegal manufacture of drugs, a first degree felony; one count illegal assembly or possession of chemicals, a first degree felony; one count endangering children, a third degree felony; and one count illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs, a third degree felony.
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