Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug agents arrested five individuals on Tuesday, after an investigation revealed a clandestine methamphetamine lab, marijuana and methamphetamine at 204 Rhyne Road in LaFayette.
Arrested were:
James Thomas Kinsey, 45, 204 Rhyne Road, LaFayette
Charge: Manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine
David Wayne Kinsey, 50, 204 Rhyne Road, LaFayette
Charge: Manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine
Jefferson Hill Snider, 36, Woodland Village, LaFayette
Charge: Obstruction of officers
Phillip Ray Lindsey, 31, 94 Knoll Drive, LaFayette
Charge: Possession of marijuana and possession of methamphetamine
Megan Deann Hammonds, 25, 202 Rhyne Road
Possession of marijuana and possession of methamphetamine
Also arrested as a result of Drug Task Force operations on Aug.
7:
David Thomas Martin, 38, 214 S. Chattanooga Street
Charge: Use of telecommunication device to commit a felony
Jonathan Eric Mitchell, 26, 79 Scott Drive, LaFayette
Charge: Probation violation
Christopher Eugene Parker, 25, 807 Magnolia Street, LaFayette
Charge: Possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent, use of a communication device to commit a felony.
Maria Lynn Terrell, 49, 900 Overman Street, Chattanooga
Charge, Distribution of methamphetamine
On Wednesday, Aug. 8, the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 227 Chloe Drive which resulted in the find of an outdoor and indoor marijuana cultivation operation. An estimated $18,000 worth of marijuana was seized.
Arrested was Michael Jerome Berry, 55, 227 Chloe Dr.
Charge: Manufacturing and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute
A search warrant at 279 Chloe Drive yielded an outdoor marijuana cultivation operation. Agents seized an additional amount of marijuana valued at approximately $6,000 and other items were located inside the residence.
This investigation is ongoing and arrests are pending.