Deputy comes back, finds meth lab
Four suspects facing meth manufacture charges failed to heed the warning of a sheriff’s deputy who said he would be back after he saw meth making materials in a West Green Hill home recently.
According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny, the residence of Randy Eugene Davenport, 42, was raided Sunday afternoon, two days after meth lab components were spotted in the house by a deputy who was there looking for a fugitive. Much to the delight of officers, the lab components were still inside the house when they arrived to execute the search warrant.
“It was kind of like Arnold in ‘The Terminator.’ He told them he’d be back and he was,” Matheny said. “Then, to still find the components there, well, that was a little surprising.”
Arrested along with Davenport were Terri Lynn McCloud, 34, of Cookeville, Donna K. Eldridge, 45, of Rock Island, and Joseph Leon Scott, 39, of Green Hill. They each face manufacture of meth charges. Davenport also faces a driving violation because he pulled up during the search without a driver’s license.
Matheny said the deputy, on his initial visit, saw the lab components in plain sight and made no bones about his plans to return with a warrant. However, it took time to obtain the warrant, thereby delaying the return.
“I don’t know whether they didn’t take him seriously or if this was some different stuff they had out because they thought we weren’t coming back.”
In addition to the components, Matheny said deputies found meth and marijuana on their return visit.