UPDATE @ 10:30 p.m. Sept. 24:
A 27-year-old Moraine man was indicted today in connection to a meth lab bust at his Parallel Road home, but a grand jury refused to indict his wife.
Stephen Z. Johnson faces felony charges for the illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacturer of drugs; drug paraphernalia and possession of criminal tools, according to a Montgomery County grand jury report.
He and his wife, Lydia, were arrested during a Sept. 15 raid at their home in the 3500 block of Parallel Road. Police said methamphetamine and chemicals used to make meth were seized from the house during the raid.
Stephen Johnson has been held in the Montgomery County Jail since his arrest. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning, according to online jail records.
FIRST REPORT
Moraine police said a meth lab bust was the result of alert neighbors.
Officers received several drug complaints from neighbors about a house in the 3500 block of Parallel Road. The tips eventually led to a raid around 10 p.m. Sept. 15 at the house and the arrest of a husband and wife who lived there.
Moraine police Sgt. John Spencer said after serving the search warrant, items used to make methamphetamine were discovered inside the house. Police worked to secure and clean up the meth lab with the help of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Moraine firefighters.
Spencer said the residents of the house, Stephen and Lydia Johnson, were taken into custody. Official charges will be approved by the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, but Spencer said the couple will likely face charges related to possession and manufacturing of meth.
Two other people, including a 15-year-old, were inside the residence at the time of the warrant, according to a release. Spencer said the juvenile will likely lead to additional charges.
Crews remained on scene until around 2 a.m. Sept. 16 to finish cleaning up and properly disposing the hazardous materials.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The case will be presented to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office for formal charges, according to a release.
