Two children found at Clayton meth lab

Clayton, N.C. — Two people are in custody after deputies discovered an active methamphetamine lab at a Clayton home Thursday morning and executed a search warrant there in the afternoon, according to the Johnston County Sheriff's Office.

Douglas Lee Brock, 33, and Tara Nicole Bunn, 29, each face seven charges – manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of precursor chemicals, felony conspiracy, maintaining a dwelling for the manufacture of meth, misdemeanor child abuse, misdemeanor marijuana possession and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Deputies found a 4-year-old Peyton Brock inside the home, at 150 Loop Road, near Archer Lodge.

The girl and a 6-year-old boy, who lives in the home but wasn't there when deputies arrived, were removed from the home by the Department of Social Services.

Capt. Alex Fish said it's not uncommon to find children in dangerous conditions at meth labs.

"The parents get hooked on meth. They start cooking meth," Fish said. "They lose all regard for hygiene, for family members. It's a bad situation all the way around."

Brock and Dunn consented to DSS workers interviewing the children and testing them to determine their exposure to the toxic chemicals used to make meth. The children were with relatives Friday, but DSS officials said they plan to file for custody of the children next week.

Deputies and hazardous materials crews searched the home for 12 hours Thursday, removing some drug-manufacturing materials from the children's room.

Brock was being held Friday in the Johnston County jail under a $150,000 bond, while Bunn was being held under a $100,000 bond.

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Curlyq
December 7, 2012 10:21 a.m.

@wewoods I would hope that the fact their parents lived in a hotel was not the only reason they were removed from them. If it was i feel that was a misuse of power. The parents were providing a roof over their childrens head and food and love if i go by your statement "I have two children living in my home righ now (7 and 3) that were taken away from their home which was a hotel room you rented by the week. " Especially when there are a lot of children that are not cared for or given attention or loved. I SMH that you think you are so high and mighty bc you have a home to live in and you feel that makes you more quallified to raise someone elses children for that reason alone.

chrissara1011
November 30, 2012 6:39 p.m.

"Piene2-that's right-make all drugs legal!! That would make us a third world country. Is that what you want?? Doaped up drivers killing people every day!!

IN YOUR DREAMS!! NOT IN THIS COUNTY!! baldchip"

Are you not capable of comprehending the simple fact that if there was no war on drugs there would not be a huge group of the new generation of entrepreneurs making a fine living and mocking the government's feeble attempts to stop them? for every drug dealer arrested, five new ones spring up. There was no recession in the drug sale trade, was there?

piene2
November 30, 2012 6:35 p.m.

JCC - Many won't consider the foster parent program because they're hands would be severely tied by what they could do for the children. It's very restrictive.

Dynol Yn Cael Ei
November 30, 2012 6:23 p.m.

wewoods, folks in the system such as yourself who will truly care and love these kids is rare. It takes a special kind of folks to be foster parents...to really be a stable loving home for them. What is sad is that there are a few too many in the system taking care of children who really don't provide that kind of care.