OC Sheriff makes Meth Manufacturing Arrest

Another arrest has been made in the war on illegal drugs.  On Tuesday, deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested 41-year-old Bobby Jay Eugene Shead of Seneca.  He was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and with possessing miscellaneous chemicals and cooking equipment used in the manufacturing of meth at his residence on Village Creek Circle in Seneca. According to deputies, two anonymous tips were phoned into dispatch, one complained of drug activity in reference to the smell of meth being produced and the other referencing a report of loud explosion, which was followed by a scream.  A Narcotics cleanup crew removed dangerous chemicals used in the manufacture of meth from the residence. The Sheriff’s Office is continuing their investigation.