A man has been charged in connection to a hazmat incident in Bradley County, Tennessee, on Sunday night.
Mark Lewis Mayes, 42, is accused of attempting to manufacture fentanyl at his apartment home in the 3200 block of Spring Place Road in Cleveland, according to a news release from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office.
A sheriff’s deputy was called to the area after someone reported an intoxicated person peeking through windows, according to court records.
That deputy determined Mayes was the one “aggravating his neighbors and peeking through their windows.”
When the deputy went to talk to Mayes, he found Mayes’ front door open. The deputy noticed the apartment was filled with fumes and had a strong chemical odor. He yelled “sheriff’s department,” but there was no response.
The deputy was afraid that Mayes’ life was in danger and decided to enter the home “because of exigent circumstances.” He found Mayes in a back bedroom and got Mayes out of the home immediately.
The Bradley County Fire Department arrived shortly after and got the scene under control, but detectives who were standing in the yard could still smell strong chemical odors and could see vapors in the living room.
A hazmat team was called and entered the home with Mayes’ consent. They found about 23 items commonly used in the manufacturing of fentanyl. All items were seized, photographed and inventoried before preparing for disposal.
As for Mayes, he was charged with criminal attempt to manufacture a schedule II drug (fentanyl) and felony possession of drug paraphernalia.
Items seized
- One 15 ounce container of Muriatic Acid
- 128 ounces of an unknown water base with a PH neutral
- One bag containing Phenylethylamine (Batch 5481) (White Powder)
- Four packs of Spa Solutions Sodium Bromine (2 Ounce Bags)
- Two Packs of HTH U16 (Shock Treatment Calcium Hypochlorite)
- Glacial Acetic Acid 950 ml
- Almost empty bottle of calcium hydroxide
- Spa Solutions Potassium Monopersulfate 1.7 lbs.
- Cardboard box with Calcium Hydroxide
- D-Cell battery (lithium)
- Tetrahydrofuran 16 ounces
- Glass jar with Propionaldehyde 250 ml
- Glass jar with Propionaldehyde 20 ounces
- Acetone 2 ounces
- Ethyl Acetoacetate 250 ml
- Calcium Fluoride Powder 1 ounce
- Boric Acid 1/2 pound
- Mineral Spirits 16 ounces
- Sodium Propionate 400 grams
- Phosphorus Merck 2 ounces
- Hot Plate
- Aluminum Foil
- One syringe