CAMDEN — Three Camden residents, including one in his late teens, were arrested Friday, July 1, following the discovery of a methamphetamine operation at a residence in the village.
According to Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson, deputies with the Preble County Sheriff’s Office and the Camden Police Division executed a search warrant at 4:30 a.m. Friday morning at 101 Jetta Drive in Camden.
Simpson noted, investigators had received information that methamphetamine was being manufactured at the residence.
During the search of the residence, equipment and chemicals used in the methamphetamine manufacturing process was located, according to Simpson. “Investigators also located suspected liquid methamphetamine as well,” he said.
Deputies arrested three adults who were in the residence, and all were transported and housed in the Preble County Jail on various charges.
Those arrested included James J. Michael, 44, of the Jetta Drive address; Bobbie J. Michael, also 44, of Camden; and Jacob Colclasure, 19, of Camden.
James Michael was charged with illegal manufacture of drugs, a second-degree felony; possession of chemicals to manufacture drugs, a third-degree felony; having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
Bobbie Michael faces charges including illegal manufacture of drugs, a second-degree felony; possession of chemicals to manufacture drugs, a third-degree felony; having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
Colclasure was charged with charges which include illegal manufacture of drugs, a second-degree felony; possession of chemicals to manufacture drugs, a third-degree felony and possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
James and Bobbie Michael are both currently under indictment for felony drug charges in Preble County Common Pleas Court, and as such were prohibited from possessing firearms. According to Simpson, investigators located several firearms in the Jetta Drive residence.
Clandestine Lab Technicians from the Preble County Sheriff’s Office processed the scene and rendered all chemicals safe for disposal, Simpson said.
Investigators were assisted on the scene by the Camden Somers Township Fire & EMS.
