A sex offender residence check resulted in the arrest of a suspect on drug charges.
Officers from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department went to 11060 E. 400 N. in Grovertown and once on scene, they found several items on the property and inside a camper that are commonly used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Police obtained a search warrant and the warrant was executed with officers confiscating sulfuric acid, lye, solvent, methamphetamine, a one-pot method meth lab and an HCL generator.
James Sobieck was taken into custody and has preliminary charges of Dealing/Manufacturing Methamphetamine, Possession of Precursors and Possession of Methamphetamine.