Five people were arrested Wednesday by deputies on drugs, child neglect and weapons charges.
According to warrants, they were all in a vehicle in the Lakewood Park area in Coffee County when they were stopped due to deputies having knowledge that the driver did not have a license.
Tiffany Jewel Blalock, 28 of East Grizzard Street, Tullahoma, Heather Shae Witas, 25, of Pleasant Ridge Road Woodbury, Timothy Scott Saylor, 24, Cheyenne Circle, Beechgrove were charged with aggravated child abuse or neglect, intent to manufacture methamphetamines, reckless endangerment, firearm use in association with dangerous felonies and domestic assault.
Also arrested was Laurisa Rose Brady, 34, of Dogwood Lane, Beechgrove who was a passenger in the vehicle. She was charged with aggravated child abuse or neglect, intent to manufacture methamphetamines, reckless endangerment, firearms use in association with dangerous felonies and tampering with or fabricating evidence and destruction of evidence.
They were all in a vehicle operated by Joseph Michael Faulk, 23, Spring Lake Circle, Beechgrove. He was charged with aggravated child abuse or neglect, intent to manufacture methamphetamines, reckless endangerment, firearm use in association with dangerous felonies, evading arrest and driving on revoke/suspended license.
A sheriff’s department report alleges that when Falk saw the officers and “took off at a high speed and items were being thrown from the car.”
When the officers finally got the driver stopped they found an 8-month old baby in the car that was showing signs of possible meth illness. Also found was a .38 caliber revolver. Blalock is the Mother of the child.
When deputies searched to determine what was being thrown out they found items associated with a shake and bake meth lab.
The arrests were made by deputies Blake Simmons and Steve Sharketti.
They were all booked into the Coffee County Jail on the charges with bonds ranging from $95,000 to over $100,000.