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Limestone deputies nab 4 in meth bust
Limestone County Sheriff’s officials arrested four people Thursday night who were allegedly trying to clean up after cooking a batch of methamphetamine.
Sheriff’s investigators had received numerous complaints about someone allegedly cooking methamphetamine at a home at 19049 Airfield St., north of Athens, said Lt. Lance Royals.
Four sheriff’s officials — including Royals, Investigator Josh McLaughlin, Lt. Guy Simmons and Deputy Josh Garlen — went to the home about 6 p.m. Thursday, where McLaughlin smelled what he believed was recently cooked methamphetamine outside the home, Royals said. The investigators also found evidence of recent meth baking outside in the garbage, he said.
After securing the residence, investigators determined the homeowner was not there, so they contacted her and received permission to search the home, Royals said.
“They had just gotten through cooking in the last several hours,” he said. “When we knocked, they started scattering and took several grams of the product and tried to flush it, but they weren’t successful. We also ended up finding precursors (items used to make
meth) and evidence showing they had recently cooked it.”
The investigators arrested the following four suspects on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance:
• Jessica Juletta Bernier, 39, of 775 Bluff St., Rogersville;
• Jason Ray Rose, 35, of 775 Bluff Drive, Rogersville;
• Joey Wade Trousdale, 28, of 25442 Craft Road, Athens;
• Crystal Kay Gunter, 34, of 26626 Flannagan Road, Athens.
Gunter, who was living the past few weeks at the Airfield Street address, was also charged with domestic violence at the scene for hitting Joey Trousdale in the head because she was angry with him, Royals said.
They remained in the Limestone County Jail Friday in lieu of posting $205,000 bond each.
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Local woman dies in Friday fire
A woman who was badly burned when she was discovered in her unit at Elmwood Apartments by police and firefighters late Friday night died not long before midnight, authorities said.
Vickie Strasser, 52, was taken by ambulance at about 10:40 p.m. to Athens-Limestone Hospital with second- and third-degree burns over 95 percent of her body. MedFlight was called to rush her to Huntsville Hospital at about 11:30 p.m., but she died before the helicopter arrived. -
Athens Police make 14 arrests in Friday night drug roundup
Friday night was a busy one for Athens Police officers. While several investigators were conducting a roundup that resulted in 14 arrests, other officers responded to a fire call at Elmwood apartments (see story on today’s front page).
Lt. Trevor Harris said officers conducted search warrants at two homes — one at 1210 Plato Jones St. and another at 903 Brownsferry St.
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Family displaced by fire seeking residence to rent
One family displaced by last Sunday’s fire at Athens Village Apartments is desperately looking for a home or apartment to rent in the area.
Scott Robertson and his wife, Amanda, and four children, daughter Jordan, 16; son Matthew, 14; son Dallas, 9; and daughter Lily, 5, lost everything they owned on Aug. 29 when an early morning fire — sparked by a cigarette thrown on a patio chair outside another apartment — destroyed all eight units in Building D of the apartment complex at 1711 W. Elm St. in Athens. -
TVA ranks in Top 10 for economic development
For the fifth year in a row, the Tennessee Valley Authority has been named by Site Selection magazine as one of the top 10 North American utilities for economic development achievement. -
Bank robbers remain at large in city, county
Athens Police are still searching for a white man who robbed TVA Credit Union on East Hobbs Street in Athens on July 9.
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Woman burned in fire at Elmwood Apartments
A woman who was burned over 95 percent of her body after a fire in her unit at Elmwood Apartments was taken to Athens-Limestone Hospital by ambulance at around 10:45 p.m.
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Trinity reunion parade will be at 10 a.m. Saturday
The Trinity High School Grand Reunion parade will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Athens.
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Keeping the bees
Limestone County Beekeepers Association received a grant from the Alabama Mountains, Rivers and Valleys district of the RC&D Council.
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Trinity High School had many distinguished graduates
Local resident Lt. Col. James L. Walker gathered biographies of some of these graduates as the school celebrates its annual Grand Reunion today and Saturday in Athens.
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Part of Clinton Street in Athens to be closed at least 2 more weeks
Clinton Street in Athens, between Lee and Forrest streets, will be closed for at least two more weeks while Athens Utilities replaces sewer lines that are up to 75 years old, an official said.
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