A Smithville man was arrested by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department last week after he was found with a meth lab in his car during a routine traffic stop for registration violation.
47 Gregory Allen Mayo of Short Mountain Highway, Smithville is charged with initiation of methamphetamine manufacture process, manufacture and possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine), and unlawful possession of a weapon. He was further issued a citation for simple possession of a schedule VI drug (marijuana) His bond totals $120,000 and he will make a court appearance December 10.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Monday, November 30 a deputy stopped a white Ford Crown Victoria at West Broad Street and Anthony Avenue in Smithville for a registration violation. The car belonged to Mayo but he was a passenger. During the investigation Mayo admitted that methamphetamine and a firearm would be found inside the car. Upon searching the trunk, the deputy discovered lye, drain opener, propane fuel with a cook head, acid in a liquid gasser, Coleman fuel, plastic tubing, cold packs, electrician tape, coffee filters, and Hydrogen Peroxide. A Mason jar containing a white residue was also found in the side floor board of the car which field tested positive for methamphetamine. Mayo also had in his right front pants pocket, a bag containing 1.3 grams of a white powdery substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine. The deputy further discovered a Smith & Wesson 40 caliber pistol in the back seat and a cigarette pack on the passenger seat where Mayo was seated which contained what was believed to be a marijuana cigarette. Sheriff Ray said Mayo is a convicted felon of a drug offense on May 24, 2013.
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