Meth lab bust leads to charges on two individuals

SIKESTON, Mo. - Two people remain in Scott County Jail after they were arrested and charged with attempting to manufacture methamphetamine.

According to a new release from Sgt. Jim McMillen of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, Curtis Lee Winchester, 25 of Sikeston, and Samantha L. McQueen, 22 of Bloomfield, were charged Tuesday afternoon by the Scott County prosecutor's office.

Around 11:20 p.m. Monday Sikeston police responded to an anonymous tip of a subject manufacturing methamphetamine in the 600 block of Tanner Street. Upon arrival at the scene, officers allegedly discovered Winchester and McQueen were manufacturing the substance at 607 Tanner St. Officers also allegedly located the product in the residence and arrested the two at the scene.

Samantha Lenora McQueen

Winchester and McQueen are charged with a class B felony of attempting to manufacture or produce a controlled substance and a class C felony for possession of methamphetamine. Winchester was given a $25,000 bond while McQueen's bond was set at $10,000. Both are awaiting arraignment.