Three Scott City residents were arrested Monday after a search of their residence revealed more than 10 methamphetamine labs, according to a news release from the Scott City Police Department. Deseray A. Squires, Jeffery W. McGee and Ronda A. Talley are charged with the attempt to manufacture a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of methamphetamine precursors. The news release said Scott City officers seized 13 containers in the woods behind their home that were used to produce methamphetamine. Squires, McGee and Talley are each being held in jail on $25,000 bond.
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