Dandridge, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – The Dandridge Police Department says a man has been charged after an active meth lab is found behind a store.
Dandridge Police Chief Phillip Batts says officers went behind a wooded area behind Weigel’s yesterday (Tuesday) in search for a suspect who ran from an earlier scene.
After several minutes of searching, Batts says officers found a makeshift camp several hundreds yards behind the store in a heavily wooded area and smelled a strong chemical odor consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Officers found the suspect, Michael Cyrus, sitting over a fire and “tending to what appeared to be an active meth lab.”
He was taken into custody after a brief struggle and taken to the Jefferson County Justice Center.
The Dangerous Drugs Task Force Meth Response Team safely removed hazardous materials and chemicals from the scene.
Meth lab found in woods in Dandridge (Photo courtesy of Dandridge Police Department)
