Pickett County Press

Posted March 8, 2012 at 3:05 pm

On February 16, Chief Deputy Steve Wilbur was patrolling on Old Livingston Highway and noticed a vehicle with no license plate.

Chief Wilbur made the stop, and as he was approaching the vehicle, he smelled a strong odor coming from the vehicle. Chief Wilbur suspected the odor to be related to methamphetamine. He got consent to search the vehicle and found a rolling meth lab.

Tommy Ray Crabtree, 40, 376 Joe May Speck Road, Monroe, was charged with Intent to Manufacture Methamphetamine, Possession of Schedule II Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Driving on a Suspended License. Tabitha R. Hayes, 31, 420 Joe May Speck Road, Monroe, was charged with Possession of Schedule II Methamphetamine and Possession with Intent to Resale.