4 Arrested After Meth Lab Found at Motel Near Irmo

Officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested four men accused of operating a meth lab outside at a motel near Irmo this week, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

The men were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after Lexington County deputies found a meth lab outside a motel room at the Motel 6 at 1776 Burning Tree Drive at about 11:09 p.m. on Sept. 1.

Those arrested were:

• Michael Wayne Anderson Jr., 31, of Lexington
• Charles Daniel Barker, 31, of Fair Play
• Paul Scott Kelley, 41, of Greer
• Christopher Carl Ruppe, 45, of Woodruff

Deputies say they found several items used in the operation of a meth lab including pseudoephedrine pills that had been crushed and one bottle of drain cleaner.           

Deputies also found a black backpack on top of the trashcan outside the motel room that contained a reaction vessel, which was being used to manufacture methamphetamine, according to the sheriff’s department.

Officers dismantled and safely disposed of the reaction vessel that was used to manufacture methamphetamine, according to the department. 

All four men were transportation to the Lexington County Detention Center.