Alleged meth lab found near church
A Mullican Street man faces narcotics charges for allegedly making meth in a heavily populated neighborhood only yards from a church.
The suspect, Harold Weston Herriman, 24, is charged with manufacture of meth. He was arrested outside his home at 223 Mullican Street Wednesday afternoon where he lives with his wife and two young children. His family was not home at the time of the bust. The residence is located less than 50 yards from several other houses and is just over 100 yards from a church, Korner Market and the bowling alley.
According to McMinnville Police Narcotics Investigator Tony Jenkins, police developed information meth was being made at the house and obtained a search warrant. Police found the lab located in a cargo trailer just outside the residence.
“Everything points to the drug being made right there in the trailer,” Jenkins said. “It was a pretty big sized lab. The fumes were pretty powerful.”
Jenkins said police found 10 grams of finished product at the scene. Officers also reported finding a small amount of marijuana growing outside the house.