CALHOUN METH ARRESTS Children Removed From Home After Police Say They Discover Meth Inside
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Oct. 23, 2012 11:58 AM EDT
Updated: Oct. 24, 2012 10:36 AM EDT
West Virginia Regional Jail Photo
Chloe, Calhoun County
, West Virginia
One man and woman were arrested Monday after police said they discovered meth inside their Calhoun County home where two young children were present.
Richard Blake, 46, and his girlfriend, Felicia Jarvis, 28, both of Chloe both face numerous charges.
Blake is charged with conducting/being in possession of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory, conspiracy and exposing children to methamphetamine, according to a complaint from Calhoun County Magistrate Court. Jarvis is charged with conspiracy and exposing children to methamphetamine.
Police said they discovered meth making materials at his home on Walnut Road in Calhoun County.
Blake and Jarvis told police they had smoked meth over the weekend, according to court documents. Blake also admitted to purchasing pseudoephedrine and conducting the lab.
Two children, ages 6 and 7, have been removed from the home.
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