Three men were arrested on meth-related charges following a bust
Thursday night in Little Harts Creek, Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies say.
Jeremy Maynard, Mark Vance, and Jeremy Collins all were
arrested.
Deputies say Maynard had an active shake-and-bake lab inside his
house and tried to hide it from view.
Vance had meth-making supplies around his camper, and there was
a strong chemical odor, deputies say. They say Collins helped the other two
make the drug.
Several law enforcement officers arrived on-scene in a church
bus, which was used as a surprise element, to set up the bust. Several police
cruisers followed shortly after.
Sheriff's deputies, West Virginia State Police troopers and
Hamlin Police officers combined efforts in the bust, which resulted from calls
to the Sheriff's Department's Anonymous Tip Line.
Deputies say it's the first time they've used a church bus to
stage a bust.
