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Meth lab found in Barnett
Posted: 09.25.2012 at 1:40 PM
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Jody Gentry, 43
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Three people were arrested, although only two have been charged

Authorities discovered a meth lab in a travel trailer behind a Barnett residence on Sunday morning.

The Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and Morgan County Sheriff's Office arrested 43-year-old Jody Gentry and 26-year-old Elizabeth Tigner, both of Reeds Spring, at 218 Third Street.

Methamphetamine, digital scales and packaging materials, plus other chemicals and items used for the manufacture, use and sale of the drug, were found in the trailer.

Gentry was charged with the class B felony of Manufacture of a Controlled Substance and the class C felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Tigner was charged with the class C felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Both suspects bond was set at $10,000 cash only and they remain in custody at the Morgan County Jail.

A third person was arrested, but has not been charged. The investigation is ongoing.

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