http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article. ... 2&allcom=1Bounty hunter finds meth lab while looking for fugitive
by: MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
Thursday, June 17, 2010
6/17/2010 5:15:15 PM
A bounty hunter discovered a methamphetamine operation while looking for a fugitive Thursday morning when an accused meth cook led him to an active lab, according to police.
The find resulted in two arrests, including a man whose 15-year-old son was inside the house as the meth was reportedly being produced. The boy was taken into protective custody, Officer Steve Dickson said.
Adam Lee, a fugitive recovery agent from Oklahoma Bounty, was searching for a woman at a house in the 2700 block of East Admiral Court. She wasn’t there, but two of her acquaintances allowed Lee inside, he said.
During a room-by-room search of the white one-story house, Lee discovered meth-making equipment and called police about 6 a.m. Officers arrived and arrested Leslie Dewayne Jones, 50, and Kelly Denise Jones, 46.
“Most of them would be more hesitant about it, but they just invited me inside like it was nothing,” he said. “They were actually really cooperative - it really shocked me.”
Leslie Jones’ son was at the house as the arrest took place. He wasn’t involved with the lab and will be drug tested to determine if he was exposed to any chemicals, Dickson said.
Lee said Leslie Jones was cooperative and reportedly showed him to a detached garage where a “shake and bake” meth operation was under way.
“He just started pulling everything out,” Lee said.
Officers arrested both Leslie Jones and Kelly Jones on complaints of manufacturing meth and possession of a firearm after the previous commission of a felony. Their bail has not been set, jail records indicate.
Police said the lab was relatively sizeable and estimated the street value of the drugs at roughly $10,000.
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