Landlord helps bust tenants
A landlord working in the attic of one of his properties stumbled upon an alleged methamphetamine lab this weekend.
His discovery led to the arrests of his tenants, Andrew Harmon, 35, and his wife, Gina Harmon, 32, both charged with manufacture of meth.
According to McMinnville Police Capt. Bryan Denton, police went to the house after the landowner contacted them to report the suspicious items in the attic. The landlord said he was performing some wiring work in the attic of the Wagner Street house, located in the West Riverside area, when he came across a bottle containing liquid with tubing attached to it.
When police arrived to investigate the call, Harmon was reportedly straight forward about the question.
“He told the officers he was ready to go,” Denton said, noting Harmon meant he was ready to go to jail as he quickly gave up the meth operation when confronted by police. “Mr. Harmon told them there was a lab in the attic.”
A complete search of the house netted numerous items commonly used in the production of meth, in addition to the items which were found by the landlord in the attic.