Putnam County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Willie Ray Heath
EAST PALATKA, Fla. – The Putnam County Sheriff's Office's vice unit and SWAT team serving a search warrant at a home on Kane Road late Thursday morning report finding nine adults manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in the house and a camper on the property. They also found small children in the home.
Detectives said they located a used meth lab, and once all the occupants were cleared, the meth lab response team moved in to clear the home of the highly volatile chemicals found.
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The 2- and 4-year-old children were turned over to the custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The following people were arrested:
Willie Ray Heath (pictured, right) is charged with sale of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance, possession of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine, maintaining a drug dwelling, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Tanner Smith, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jeremy Loper, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia
Timothy Steele, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine.
Harley Heath, charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia
Erica Orlowski, charged with possession of methamphetamine, Possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia
Destini Gibbs, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia
Jaime Kennedy, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia
Nicole Kennedy, possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia
All were booked into the Putnam County Jail.
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Willie Ray Heath (pictured, right) is charged with sale of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance, possession of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine, maintaining a drug dwelling, and possession of drug paraphernalia.