Arrested for Having a Meth Lab

A Wilkes County man has been arrested in charged after Sheriff's Deputies found a meth lab in his home.  According to the Wilkes Sheriff's Office, Dwayne E. Cornett was charged with having a meth lab at a residence at 1840 Mertie Road.  Detectives from the Sheriff's Dept discovered the meth lab as the result of an ongoing investigation.  Cornett was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance.  Additional charges are also expected to be filed against Cornett.  Officials seized Coleman fuel, Sudafed packs, acid, a generator, and meth oil.  The Mulberry Fire Dept was called to stand by at the home; the SBI was called to safely remove the meth lab from the house.