McKEES ROCKS, Pa. — Former “Teen Mom 2” star Kieffer Delp was arrested Wednesday and charged with operating a methamphetamine lab in McKees Rocks.
A number of law enforcement agencies swarmed an apartment building along Vine Street to conduct a raid, which authorities said was part of an ongoing investigation.
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After executing a search warrant, investigators discovered the active meth lab in the basement-level apartment. Moments later, McKees Rocks police arrested Delp, who lives in the building.
Because of the “inherent danger,” police evacuated the remaining tenants from the building.
“It was frightening. I don’t know what even to say. Our heart was pounding. Our stomach was crunching,” said Sarah Tedford.
Tedford’s 92-year-old mother lives in the apartment directly above Delp’s. She said her mother no longer has her sense of smell.
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According to police, when the opened the front door of his apartment they were hit with an “unbearable odor.”
A Channel 11 News camera captured members of the Pennsylvania State Police Clandestine Lab Team putting on gas masks and wearing hazmat suits. They then carefully carried out suspected meth-making materials and were seen disposing of what appeared to be hazardous liquids.
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Neighbors told Channel 11 News that the basement-level apartment had been problematic for a while.
Delp is charged with six criminal counts in connection with manufacturing meth. Police said they believe he was working alone.
The health department is also investigating
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