By Associated Press - Thursday, March 30, 2017

CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) - A Washington state man has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after authorities say a woman he is suspected of assaulting alerted them to the location of his meth lab.

The Chronicle reports (https://bit.ly/2oahUnI) 47-year-old Justin Bonifield of Centralia appeared in court Wednesday on drug and domestic violence charges.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office had responded to a residence Monday to a report of an assault.



The 40-year-old victim told police Bonifield hit her in the head with a beer bottle during an argument. She also reported seeing Bonifield make methamphetamine in one of the outbuildings on the property.

Deputies then arrested the suspect after discovering what they called a “fully functional methamphetamine lab” with beakers and chemicals used to make the drug.

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Information from: The Chronicle, https://www.chronline.com

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