DANFORTH — A local woman was charged Wednesday with operating a meth lab after officials say they determined the drug making caused a fire in her apartment earlier last week.
Maine Drug Enforcement Agents have charged 43-year-old Lynette Terry, also known as Lynette Gray, with unlawful operation of a methamphetamine lab, according to a news release from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland.
The lab was discovered in a closet inside her apartment at 11 Doc Day Lane after firefighters were called to the scene during the morning hours of Feb. 29, McCausland said.
The components to make meth are highly flammable and were the cause of Monday’s fire, according to investigators from the state fire marshal’s office.
A second occupant of the apartment, 28-year-old Tyrone Rollins, was arrested on two outstanding warrants for being an habitual offender and not paying a fine, McCausland said.
Terry and Rollins were both taken into custody outside the apartment house after both had left and then returned to the fire scene, he said. Both were taken to the Washington County Jail.
Fire marshals plan to consult with the Washington County District Attorney’s office on whether arson charges should be lodged as a result of the drug activity, McCausland said.
In addition to Terry and Rollins, only one other person lived in the building.
