MADISON CO, Fla. -- Imagine coming home to find that not only have people broken into your home, but they've used dangerous chemicals to make methamphetamine on your property.
This was the reality of one woman in Madison County, according to Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart. The Sheriff's Office received a call on Monday, March 4, from a resident who said she'd come home to discover her home had been broken into, and the suspects were driving away at breakneck speed.
Deputies were dispatched to the home, which is located on Lambs Ear Drive. The homeowner gave a detailed description of the getaway car, and officials were able to stop the suspect's vehicle on Old Blue Springs Road.
That's when officials discovered that this was more than just a burglary case. An investigation revealed that not only had the two suspects broken into the home, but they'd also been staying there for several days and cooking methamphetamine.
Investigators from Hamilton and Taylor Counties and the Madison County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force responded to identify the methamphetamine and to dismantle the meth lab. In addition, SWS Environmental from Jacksonville was contacted by the Drug Enforcement Association to perform the lab clean-up and removal.
Meth oil, scales, drug paraphernalia, video, and pictures were collected as evidence. The samples will be sent to FDLE lab for further investigation.
The suspects, 24-year-old David Edwin Blackman and 20-year-old Brandy Lynn Placzkowski, face charges of burglary, theft, trafficking methamphetamine, and manufacturing methamphetamine.
Blackman is a resident of Valdosta, Georgia. Placzkowski is a resident of Madison.
