WPSO Deputies Rescues Juvenile From Meth Lab
On February 5, Washington
Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a mobile home on Beau Drive near
Franklinton, acting on a complaint that an illegal methamphetamine lab might be
operating at that address. Deputies encountered Albert J. Weysham (50) at the
front door and saw another man reaching down inside the cushions of a chair.
Fearing the man might be reaching for a weapon, deputies entered the residence
and detained Nicholas Whittington (37), a resident of another address on Beau
Drive. Deputies also encountered Lauren E. Weysham (28), a resident of Attley
Walters Road near Franklinton, sitting on a couch. Deputies saw, in plain sight,
a piece of aluminum foil with a small amount of a white substance which appeared
to be methamphetamine, a glass pipe containing burnt residue, and a black
multi-colored smoking pipe also containing burnt residue. All three occupants
admitted to using the methamphetamine which had been manufactured at the
residence that day and were taken to jail.
Lauren Weysham informed
the deputies that a one and a half year old child was in an adjacent bedroom and
deputies removed the child from the residence due to strong fumes from an
unknown source and the large amount of cigarette smoke in the residence. A
representative of the Department of Children and Family Sevices removed the
child to a temporary foster home.
Sheriff Randy Seal
commented. “This situation makes me sick. I am disgusted to know that three
adults would intentionally endanger the health of a young child by manufacturing
and using methamphetamine while the child was present. There is absolutely no
excuse for this type of irresponsible and reckless behavior. Kudos to our
deputies for rescuing this young child from a potentially life-threatening
situation and putting these three irresponsible persons in jail.”
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