OCEAN CITY- An Ocean City man was arrested on Sunday after police located a methamphetamine lab in a room at a bayfront hotel on 59th Street.
Around 1 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City police and fire personnel responded to the Coconut Malorie Hotel on 59th Street to investigate an individual possibly in possession of materials used to manufacture methamphetamine. OCPD officer responded to a room within the hotel and met with the suspect, identified as Andrew Windsor, 28, of Ocean City.
Due to the possible imminent danger of the chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine, the Ocean City Fire Department evacuated two floors of the hotel. While evacuating the building, OCPD officers found a trash bag filled with liquid chemical substances and other various items used to manufacture meth in a stairwell.
Fumes were coming from the bag due to a chemical reaction, but the trash bag was quickly made safe by Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office personnel. Detectives from the OCPD Criminal Investigation Division Narcotics Unit responded and obtained a search warrant for the residence. A search was conducted by the Maryland State Police, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team and the Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office, which revealed equipment and component mixtures commonly used in the manufacturing stages of methamphetamine.
Windsor has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of products used to manufacture meth and reckless endangerment. He was taken before a District Court Commissioner and was transferred to the Worcester County Jail where he is being held without bond. Detectives also determined Windsor is wanted on an extraditable warrant out of the state of Florida. In addition to the above-mentioned law enforcement agencies, the Maryland State Police Drug Enforcement Command, the DEA and Ocean City Emergency Management also responded and assisted with the incident.