Six people were arrested last Wednesday at a home outside Wright City where detectives discovered a clandestine methamphetamine lab. Sheriff Kevin Harrison said deputies, acting on a tip, located the lab operation at 17525 North Service Road around 10 p.m. Jan. 6 following allegations of drug activity and chemical odors coming from the residence. The suspects taken into custody were: Richard P. Weekley, 41, 17525 N. Service Road, Wright City; Curtis A. Jones, 34, 17525 N. Service Road, Wright City; John K. Blackwell, 48, 23380 Crest Road, Warrenton; Landon L. Smith, 30, 73 S. Circle Drive, Wright City; Scott H. Heskin, 29, 3353 Glendale Ave., St. Charles; and Traci L. Seagraves, 34, 1651 Rock Springs Road, Wright City. All six are charged with felony manufacturing of a controlled substance. A $25,000 cash-only bond was set for all of the suspects except Blackwell, who also is charged with felony resisting arrest for running from deputies. His bond was set at $45,000. Blackwell also had an active warrant for resisting arrest stemming from a prior incident. Upon executing a search warrant, deputies seized components and equipment necessary to manufacture methamphetamine. Some of the items included pseudoephedrine pills, camp fuel, hydrogen chloride generators, lithium batteries and starting fluid. Further investigation revealed that Seagraves and Weekley had purchased sudafed earlier that evening, according to the probable cause statement. Heskin also was found to have 106 tablets containing pseudoephedrine concealed in a pill container within his clothing. Harrison said his deputies have encountered several of the suspects in the past. "This is what we find in a typical lab environment where users are banding together and making products to sell and support their habit," Harrison said.