Misty AngelA Rhea County woman was sentenced to serve 138 months in prison for manufacturing methamphetamine Thursday.
According to a release from the U.S. District Court, the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department caught Misty Angel, 36, of Dayton Tenn., in the process of making methamphetamine using the “one-pot” method in October 2013. Angel was high on methamphetamine at the time, and conducting the process, described in the release as “inherently dangerous, involving several toxic, flammable, and explosive materials,” while in the presence of five children, ages 17, 14,13,12, and 4 years old.
Angel was classified as a “career offender” under federal law because she had two prior drug felony convictions, both involving manufacturing methamphetamine in the presence of children. Her sentence reflected the repeated offenses and the repeated risk of potential harm to children.
The indictment and conviction were the result of efforts by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department, the Tennessee Methamphetamine and Pharmaceutical Task Force, and the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.