FEBRUARY 25, 2015
MONTGOMERY CO., VIRGINIA
A Montgomery County man faces charges after investigators
say he was injured in an explosion while cooking methamphetamine.
According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to
Lewis-Gale Montgomery after 34 year old Jeremy Hatfield, of Elliston, came in
for treatment for chemical and fire burns.
That led investigators to a home on Roanoke Road, near
Shawsville, where they say they found evidence of the drug being made.
Captain Brian Wright tells us the explosion blew out two
doors in the garage.
Charges against Hatfield and a second man are pending.
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MAN TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL WITH CHEMICAL BURNS IN MONTGOMERY CO. METH LAB EXPLOSION
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
MONTGOMERY CO., VIRGINIA (WSLS 10) –
A local man was taken to the hospital Tuesday after deputies
say he sustained injuries from a suspected methamphetamine laboratory explosion
in his garage.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says on Tuesday,
February 24 they responded to Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital in reference to a
man who had received fire and chemical burns. The man was identified as Jeremy
Dean Hatfield, 34, of Ellison.
Upon further investigation, deputies say they discovered
damage was located at the man's residence along the 5800 block of Roanoke Road.
Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Street Crimes Unit,
Christiansburg Police Department VICE Unit, and Elliston Fire Department
responded to the scene.
The investigation found the garage was damaged from an
explosion from an apparent meth lab. The Sheriff's Office says Hatfield was
manufacturing methamphetamine in the garage of the property.
Investigators say the meth lab failed causing damage to the
garage. Hatfield had sustained injuries from the explosion and had been taken
to the hospital by an unknown third party.
The Sheriff's Office says they found suspected
methamphetamine, methamphetamine precursor chemicals, and items related to the
explosion on the scene. Deputies say another person was also located at the
residence.
The investigation is still in progress and charges will be
obtained by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at a later date.