Bond doubled for couple accused of manufacturing meth

Smithfield, N.C. — Friday morning, Douglas Brock, 33, stood in a Johnston County courtroom with tears in his eyes and listened to the charges against him and the mother of his children.

Brock and Tara Bunn, 29, face seven charges each, including manufacturing methamphetamine and child abuse.

The judge doubled the couple's bond at the request of the district attorney's office. Brock's bond was raised from $80,000 to $150,000, and Bunn's bond was raised from $50,000 to $100,000.

The couple's home near Archer Lodge was searched by Johnston County deputies Thursday night. The couple has two children, a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy.

Deputies said the couple's daughter, Peyton Brock, was home when they arrived. Deputies found meth materials in the children's rooms.

During the court hearing, Brock and Bunn signed consent forms for Social Services to test the children for chemicals in their system and to interview them. Social Services plans to file a petition Tuesday for custody of the children, who are now staying with relatives.

Deputies suspect the children were exposed to the meth lab. Hospital staff could smell meth chemicals coming from the girl's skin while decontaminating her, deputies said.

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If relatives want to care for and keep the children-provided they aren't also breaking the law-wouldn't that be better for them than foster care?

Scubagirl, your write this but try to understand. That there are certain family members that just do not want kids around period. If all of a sudden these two children are thrust upon relatives that have that feeling; It may well re-endanger the treatment these kids get from relatives that think these 2 are a "burden" upon their own freedoms. In setting up guardianship for my own daughter I had to have serious sitdowns privately with family as to be certain they understood my daughter's care was going to be a lifelong challenge. It would not end at 30-40.

mikeyj
November 30, 2012 5:33 p.m.

And as for common sense, you're right - it doesn't seem to be as common as it once was.

Now sheepskins and book learning trumps all, so people don't nurture common sense like they once did.

And here we are...often surrounded pretty much by educated non-thinkers who can't figure out their right sock from their left one.

(And for those who don't know and get caught up in over thinking that, there is no difference. sigh)

Dynol Yn Cael Ei
November 30, 2012 5:29 p.m.

justcommonsense - "Interesting that so many here seem to know what meth smells like..hmmmm."

Some of us have been around for a long time, before meth (along with a few other drugs) was as controlled a substance as it is now.

Dynol Yn Cael Ei
November 30, 2012 5:27 p.m.

"And there's no way someone else in that family didn't know what they were doing. PERIOD!!!"

And, anyone who lived near them. It's not difficult to detect in the air, like being near a still is easy to detect.

Dynol Yn Cael Ei
November 30, 2012 5:25 p.m.

JCC - "As to searching the web about meth production... why in the world would I research something that I have no interest in."

It helps one to understand without question rather than to question what others already know about - perhaps through personal experience, or because THEY used the www to research it before commenting on it.

Dynol Yn Cael Ei
November 30, 2012 5:24 p.m.