Martin, Tenn.–Investigators from the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, assisted by officers from the Martin Police Department, recovered what appeared to be an active meth lab from a room at the Len Haven Motel on Elm Street in Martin around 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Four people were arrested and charged with manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The four arrested were 27-year-old Scott Franklin Tubbs, who listed an address on Doran Road in Martin; 21-year-old Emmanuel Marcus Manning, who listed an address on Evergreen Street in Greenfield; 26-year-old Shawn Morgan, who gave the same address on Doran Road; and 18-year-old Dustin Lynn Wright, who listed an address of Panola Drive in Martin.
Tubbs and Manning were also charged with simple possession of Schedule II methamphetamine.
Chemicals reportedly recovered from the scene included an active one pot (shake and bake) bottle, camp fuel, lye, sulfuric acid, salt, marbles (used as an agitator), plastic tubing , coffee filters and a top to a homemade gas generator. Digital scales and several pipes used to consume meth were also recovered, authorities said. A 2000 Jeep Cherokee was also seized.
According to Capt. Randall McGowan, the room was placed in quarantine and a state-approved clean-up team will clean the room. The meth lab was picked up by a state meth lab response crew.
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