After officials found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and marijuana at two DeKalb County homes on Saturday, several Fort Payne, Ala., residents find themselves in jail.
Justin Adam Rucks, 24, and Danielle Nicole Rucks, 25, were both arrested and charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release issued by DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris.
Deputies and drug task force agents received information regarding illegal drug activity at the Eberhart Road residence, the news release says.
Both suspects remain in jail awaiting bond.
The next day, during an unrelated incident, deputies and drug task force agents went to the Ider, Ala., residence of Thomas Douglas Hart, located on Woodland Drive. Both agencies had received numerous complaints of drug activity, officials said.
When officers arrived early Sunday morning, they found a white male running out the back door and two white females sitting in the living room. They backed out when they were overcome by a strong chemical smell inside, according to a news release.
Deputies secured the area and used a thermal imager in order to find the male who ran away, identified as Thomas Douglas Hart, officials said.
After obtaining a search warrant, officers located a medium-sized methamphetamine lab, an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine, some marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.
Hart, 44, and the two females inside the residence – Hart’s ex-wife Donna Kay Hart, 51, of Fort Payne, and Jennifer Inez Eaton, 32, of Rosalie, Ala. – were each charged with manufacturing controlled substance, unlawful possession of controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Donna Kay Hart was also has four outstanding warrants for traffic violations in DeKalb County.
Those three individuals remain in jail without bond at this time, according to a news release.