Woodlee acquitted on meth charges

A man who told jurors he was at the wrong place at the wrong time was acquitted on meth manufacture charges following his arrest during a raid in 2003.

The defendant, Troy Lynn Woodlee, was acquitted following a trial last week on the charge of manufacture of meth. However, jurors remained hung on the lesser charge of facilitation of manufacture of meth leading to a mistrial. The lesser charge could be re-docketed for trial later if prosecutors decide to pursue the facilitation count.

Woodlee maintained he had nothing to do with the meth operation found in an outbuilding on Comer Road. The raid came as officers were looking for a wanted person and smelled an odor they associated with a meth lab.

?I want my name cleared because I had nothing to do with the meth lab,? said Woodlee.

The raid resulted in the arrest and later conviction of James Robert Wrisner Jr. on meth charges. It was during the raid Woodlee was also taken into custody. However, Woodlee maintained he had only arrived at the home minutes before deputies arrived and that he was in no way involved in the meth-making operation.

Weismore was prepared to testify in the Woodlee case last week, and was reportedly going to take the entire blame. However, upon hearing he could be tried here for the lab even though he is serving federal time for the offense, he chose not to testify. The particular building in question where the lab components were found had been raided on two prior occasions and was a place known to lawmen as a favorite meth kitchen.

Woodlee remains free pending a decision as to whether the lesser charges will be pursued.