From Trussville Tribune staff reports
Deputies discovered an active methamphetamine cook inside a van in Mulga this morning.
Kenneth Carver
Just after 3:30 this morning deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 200 block of 1st Street in Mulga. It was reported that Kenneth Carver was at an abandoned home at this address using methamphetamine.
Deputies arrived and located Carver sitting in a van in the yard of the home. He was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and arrested.
During a subsequent search of the van, deputies discovered a plastic soda bottle that was warm to the touch. This was determined to be an active methamphetamine manufacturing process.
Investigators and HAZMAT personnel from the Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit were called to process the scene and safely dispose of the chemicals involved in the process. Fire Service personnel also responded to the scene due to the dangerous and volatile nature of the chemical process.
By about 6:45 this morning, HAZMAT deputy personnel had safely removed the meth “cook”.
43-year-old Kenneth Carver of Mulga was arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Illegal Manufacture of a Controlled Substance, and Illegal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He remains in the Jefferson County Jail with bonds totaling $121,000.
16 Comments
Pat Bentley
So if I’m reading this correctly; if you cook meth and use drugs your get $121,000 bond but if you shoot up a house in Tutwiler Farms that could have killed someone you can beat the police home with a $10,000 bond
Zygi Hudson
Yup
Gwen Lackey
Good Job offices
Christina White
Trussville has dope just like everyone else. Difference is, it’s all hush hush. Too many locals at the hotels there. I can’t tell you how many locals I’ve called the police on and had arrested. Sad thing is, I went to school with 90% of them.
Pat Bentley
No one said they didn’t have dope however big difference in shooting up a house and selling dope and the bonds being set according to the severity of the crime
Christina White
Because it’s a drug article. Smh. Also, people don’t just shoot up houses for no reason. Probably drug related.
Pat Bentley
Christina White actually your wrong the guy bought something from the family through a sell site and changed his mind and wanted to get his money back and got mad
Pat Bentley
Your right it is a drug article but all I was doing had you read all I said was comparing the bond amount I can SMH also
Brenda Hasty
Look we lost the war on drugs many years ago. Too much money. in it to stop it even the stat is getting in on it with methadone clinics. However I believe there comes a time you have to grow up this man is 43 yrs. old he made his choices in life to be hooked on drugs. There are treatment programs if he really wanted to stop. I do not think it is an illness it is a choice!!!!!!
Carla Reid Emmons
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Donna Jennings Hall
Amen, I agree
Matt Clay
Many drug crimes carry higher bonds and prison time than manslaughter
Kevin Wilson
The house shot up was the same house TPD did a narcotics search warrant on few weeks back
David Wilkinson
Many crimes involve drug use
Matthew Richardson
It isn’t his first drug arrest either.
Pat Bentley
The post was never about there is no drugs in Trussville you would be naive to think that was the case. The post was showing the difference in the bond amounts for the crimes, that’s all it was