The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested two people Tuesday, Feb. 9, following the discovery of a methamphetamine lab at 4165 U.S. Highway 278.

Arrested, according to reports, were Timothy Lee Lockridge, 32, who was charged with unlaw-ful manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree, Meth, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance and Melissa Hamilon Lockridge, 35, who was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, Meth, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, this was the largest “one pot” metham-phetamine lab seizure of this year. Information was generated through the assistance of the Piedmont Police Department. Corporal Shannon Kelly called Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit about the lab and responded with investigators from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office at approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival at the residence, the officers were able to obtain consent to search the property.

Officers found the working Methamphetamine lab and notified drug agents.

Agents worked until 9 p.m. processing the scene. One Stop Environmental cleaned up the clandestine lab waste products, Shaver said.

The arrests, Shaver said, were some of the first made under the “The Cherokee County Drug Enhancement Pro-gram”, a program, which is funded by a $300,000 Federal Grant Alloca-tion. The federal funding comes via the newly es-tablished Recovery Act by the Department of Justice, BJA-OJP.