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4 locals accused of running meth lab

John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa –

KEOKUK – Four local residents were arrested on serious drug manufacturing charges after authorities discovered what they described as an active meth lab inside a home Thursday.

Kathy Sue Crowell, 56; Shawn Michael Stark, 25; Christen Mitchell Stark, 26; and Chad Lawrence Stark, 21, were booked into the Lee County jail, each charged with conspiracy to manufacture more than five grams of meth.

The charge noted the alleged manufacturing operation was done within 1,000 feet of a city park and in the presence of a minor, which could add more prison time upon conviction.

The four also were charged with maintaining a drug house. Authorities lodged a child endangerment offense on Shawn Stark.

The arrests stemmed from an intensive investigation conducted by the Lee County Narcotics Task Force into allegations the group had been cooking meth inside their home at 1813 Bank St.

Stacy Weber, commander of the task force, said agents executed a search warrant where items indicative of the “shake and bake” meth production were found and seized.

Two children also were located inside the home during the search.

One-pot, also known as the shake-and-bake method, means cooks can make meth in one sealed container that generally is flipped upside-down to cause the reaction needed to turn several toxic ingredients into meth.

The chemical reaction inside the container, which can be anything from a Coleman fuel can to a soda bottle, causes an extremely high amount of pressure to build up after being shaken. It can create a significant explosion, authorities said.

Weber said they anticipate more arrests in connection with the case.

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