Madison police arrest two for meth manufacturing

Cory Melton (Contributed/Madison County Sheriff’s Office)

By Nick Sellers | Staff Writer

An early morning traffic stop on April 9 yielded two arrests for meth manufacturing out of Country Hearth Inn in Madison.

According to a release by the Madison Police Department, Cory Melton, 26, of Deatsville, Ala., was stopped on Madison Boulevard for a routine traffic stop when officers discovered an “active methamphetamine lab” in the vehicle Melton was driving.

Officers in the investigation were led to a room at the Country Hearth Inn, where they discovered materials used to make meth. Inside the room was Jeffrey Isbell, 41, of Athens.

Jeffrey Isbell (Contributed/Madison County Sheriff’s Office)

Isbell and Melton were charged with unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance – Melton in the first degree, Isbell in the second degree. Melton was also charged with possession of a controlled substance .

Melton was booked in the Madison County Jail at 6:04 a.m. on April 9 on bonds totaling $7,500. Isbell was booked at 7:01 a.m. on a $5,000 bond.