Oneida Man Booked On Drug Charges After He’s Found Making Meth

Oneida, TN (2011-07-11) The Scott County Sheriff’s Department has booked an Oneida man for allegedly making methamphetamine inside his home. The suspect was reportedly making the illegal drug when deputies arrived.

Ronnie Dean Sexton, 27, of Oneida was booked at the Scott County Jail last Wednesday after law enforcement officers allegedly found him “cooking” meth inside his O and W Road home. Following up on information that Sexton was actively making meth, Scott County Sheriff Mike Cross, Chief Deputy Ronnie Phillips, Drug Agent Kris Lewallen, Sgt. Danny Phillips and Sgt. Gary Sexton went to Sexton’s home. Upon arrival, Sexton reportedly greeted officers at the rear of the single-wide mobile home. Sexton reportedly admitted he was cooking meth and implied he had left the home because “something was wrong” with the batch.

Agent Lewallen and Sgt. Phillips, both trained clandestine lab technicians, donned hazmat suits and breathing apparatus and entered the home. Inside, deputies reportedly found an active lab. Authorities disassembled the lab and removed it from the home. Given the potential for an unfavorable outcome, the Oneida Fire Department also responded to the scene.

Sexton was charged with promotion of the manufacture of methamphetamine; intent to manufacture methamphetamine,; manufacturing methamphetamine; possession of a schedule II controlled substance (meth), two counts; possession of a schedule VI controlled substance (marijuana); and possession of drug paraphernalia.