CLARION, Pa. (EYT) This week, two Rimersburg men involved in the McIntyre meth ring in Clarion County have received prison terms.

On Wednesday morning in the Clarion County Court of Common Pleas, President Judge James Arner sentenced 34-year-old Justin McIntyre and 24-year-old Joseph McIntyre, both of Rimersburg, for their involvement in the manufacturing and selling of methamphetamine.

On January 18, Justin McIntyre pleaded guilty to the following felony offenses:

– Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver;

– Corrupt Organizations-Int/Control In Enterprise;

– Operating a methamphetamine lab.

According to court documents, McIntyre was sentenced to five to 10 years for the manufacture/delivery charge and two to four years for operating a meth lab. On the corrupt organizations charge, McIntyre received five years probation. All sentences are consecutive.

He is also facing various charges, including burglary, in Armstrong County.

On January 18, Joseph McIntyre pleaded no contest (Nolo Contendere) to a felony count of Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Delivery.

He was sentenced to two to four years.

In the case against Terry McIntyre, 52, of Rimersburg, he was recently found guilty of 47 counts related to the operation of the meth ring.

On the third day of McIntyre’s trial on drug-related charges at the Clarion County Courthouse, he failed to appear. Clarion County Chief Detective and Clarion Borough Police Chief William Peck told exploreClarion.com that McIntyre cut his ankle bracelet off around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 29.

Clarion County law enforcement took him back into custody on Friday, March 31.

He will be sentenced on May 3 at 9:00 a.m.

Details of the Meth Ring Case

According to a previously-published story on exploreclarion.com, the persons charged are accused of “cooking” methamphetamine and supplying raw materials to methamphetamine producers.

According to a criminal complaint, Clarion County Probation Officers Kerle and Bloom were searching for a female who was wanted on a warrant and discovered her at 20 Best Road in Rimersburg.

When authorities entered a trailer at this location, there were three mason jars with white powder residue sitting in plain view. Officer Kerle questioned a woman about what was in the mason jars, and she said it was meth residue.

She also said that “Terry McIntyre and Justin McIntyre had been making methamphetamine on the property. She indicated that sometimes they would make it outside, and other times they would make it in different campers or trailers on the property,” the complaint continues.

The complaint stated that Officer Kerle also saw a one gallon white plastic bottle that was identified as the bottle that was used to “gas the meth.” Officer Kerle found plastic tubing and the cap to the gallon bottle in the bathroom. He also located a green plastic bottle that had a white chunky substance in it inside the bathroom.

The complaint indicates that “Terry McIntyre and Kayla Dunlap were passed out in a Ford van on the property, and Tonya Barger was in a camper trailer. Justin McIntyre, who is on parole, came out of one of the mobile homes upon their arrival. A small vial with white powder residue was found in his pocket,” the complaint said.

As a result of his findings, Officer Kerle informed Clarion County Chief Detective William H. Peck and a PSP trooper, both of CNET, of a suspected methamphetamine lab on the property.

A search warrant was obtained, and members of the Pa. State Police Clandestine Lab team served the warrant, according to the complaint.

Several “one-pot” methamphetamine labs, methamphetamine oil, “gas generators,” Coleman fuel, pill grinders, silver vials with white residue, drain cleaner, pseudoephedrine, and cut lithium batteries were discovered during the search.

All of these items were located in several different locations at 20 Best Road. These items are commonly found in a “one-pot” or “shake-n-bake” methamphetamine lab, the complaint states.

The following items were located in the van that Terry McIntyre and Kayla Dunlap were found passed out in:

– one gallon of camp fuel

– Ronsonal lighter fuel

– Allergy Relief (15 tablets)

– two pill grinders with residue

– pack of four AAA Energizer Ultimate Lithium Advance batteries (unopened)

– and metal containers with white residue.

During the investigation it was learned that the suspects – at various times – purchased Claritin D, a generic form of pseudoephedrine, lithium batteries, cold compresses, Coleman fuel, and other items needed to manufacture methamphetamine.

Additionally, a known individual told authorities that he/she witnessed “Justin McIntyre, Joseph McIntyre, Terry McIntyre, and Derick Fowler manufacture methamphetamine,” according to the complaint.

It was also learned that two children – ages one and three – were present when Methamphetamine was manufactured in a structure.

Note: The cases against Kayla Dunlap, Tonya Barger, and Derick Fowler are still in plea court.