Suspects face endangerment, drug charges in early-morning fire Wednesday in Loxley

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Posted 9/15/17

LOXLEY — Two suspects are in custody facing endangerment and drug charges following an early morning fire at a home in Loxley Wednesday morning.

Volunteers with the Robertsdale Fire Department …

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Suspects face endangerment, drug charges in early-morning fire Wednesday in Loxley

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LOXLEY — Two suspects are in custody facing endangerment and drug charges following an early morning fire at a home in Loxley Wednesday morning.

Volunteers with the Robertsdale Fire Department responded to a call of a structure fire on Shell Court in Loxley at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday.

“When they arrived, Silverhill firefighters had the fire contained to a bedroom,” said BCSO Maj. Anthony Lowery.

Officials from Robertsdale called for assistance from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force after they found what they believed were the makings of a “shake and bake” meth lab at the scene of a structure fire.

Four people, including two children under the age of 10 and two adults who were not involved in the incident, were reportedly home at the time of the explosion, according to reports. There were no serious injuries reported.

Two suspects, William Eugene Petty, 34, whose address is listed as the same as the incident, and Angela Lynn Balentine, 50, who was initially listed as homeless, but later changed to Elberta, were arrested at a hotel in the Theodore/Tillman’s corner area of Mobile County, and transported back to Baldwin, Lowery said. Both face charges of two counts, reckless endangerment and possession of drug paraphernalia and are listed as in jail without bond.

Petty was also booked on two counts of chemical endangerment and drug trafficking.

Balentine has also been charged with manufacture of a controlled substance, second degree, and is being charged with failure to appear on a traffic charge, an alias warrant for driving with a revoked license.