Two people were arrested last week by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department as the result of a meth lab investigation.
Jerry Henry (Bug) Goff, 33, and 27-year-old Rhonda Joy Goff were both charged with initiation of a process to manufacture methamphetamine.
Jerry Goff is additionally charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, the Goffs were found to be in possession of meth lab components at their Toad Road home on March 8.
Detectives reported finding Coleman propane fuel, lighter fluid, acetone, blend fuel, propane cooking heads, lithium batteries, coffee filters, cold packs, rubber tubing, mason jars, lye, funnels, glass dishes, and 310 grams of pseudoephedrine at the home.
Authorities allegedly found a loaded nine millimeter Ruger handgun belonging to Goff in the home, which conflicts with his status as a convicted felon.
According to the sheriff, the bust was the culmination of an investigation by drug detectives into the manufacture of methamphetamine.
A search warrant obtained on March 7 was executed at the Goff residence.
Bond amounts are $85,000 for Jerry and $50,000 for Rhonda.
They will be in court March 15.
Tiffany Shenea Hobbs of Liberty, 22, was charged with introduction of drugs into a penal institution after being arrested on March 6.
Hobbs was arrested for failure to appear and violation of probation charges.
When she was brought to the jail and strip searched, one of the corrections officers allegedly found a cellophane pack in Hobbs' body cavity.
The package contained two orange pills believed to be suboxone, a Schedule III controlled substance.
Her bond is $3,500 and she will be in court on March 15.
Clinton Lane Cope, 22, faces charges of domestic assault.
A deputy responding to a domestic complaint on March 5 involving two victims at a residence on Midway Road determined that Cope was the primary aggressor.
Cope allegedly told the deputy that he became angry and kicked in a bedroom door, destroying several items.
The officer reportedly saw broken glass and picture frames on the floor and tables flipped over.
One of the victims was still bruised from an assault that she said had occurred two weeks earlier.
The victim said that Cope had threatened to kill her and the other victim by cutting their throats.
One of the victims reportedly told police that the reason Cope was angry was because she refused to give him her medication.
His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court March 15.
Joe Leonard Marlar of Alexandria was charged with driving under the influence on March 6.
A deputy reportedly stopped Marlar’s vehicle on Highway 70 when saw his vehicle speeding and wandering from its lane of travel.
Marlar was allegedly traveling at 60 miles per hour in a school zone.
The officer said he noticed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on Marlar's person.
Marlar allegedly admitted to consuming two beers and told the deputy he had taken prescription medication.
Marlar submitted to but performed poorly on several field sobriety tasks. He submitted to a blood alcohol test.
His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court March 15.
Eddy Fidel Rangel of Nashville, 22, was charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest on March 10.
A deputy dispatched to Old Highway 53 in Liberty to look into a complaint of an unwanted guest reportedly found Rangel hiding under a pickup truck at a nearby residence.
Rangel allegedly had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and he was very unsteady on his feet.
His speech was also slurred.
The deputy reportedly instructed Rangel several times to put his hands behind his back, but Rangel refused to comply.
He allegedly threw his hands up in the air and said that he wanted to go back into the house.
He had to be forcibly placed under arrest.
His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court on April 5.
Sheriffs Department arrests two in meth lab bust

