Police officers in Missouri responded to reports of a meth lab in a mobile home — but what they discovered in the bedroom was far more disturbing. Now, two individuals are facing serious prison time.
The state of Missouri has long struggled with issues related to methamphetamine, but a call to a trailer park in St. Charles revealed a situation even more alarming than expected.
Kathleen Peacock and Lucas Barnes had been inside their mobile home for days, with one room turned into a dangerously overheated environment — until it could no longer be ignored.
Peacock, who was pregnant at the time officers were dispatched to her home, had reportedly been awake for 38 hours alongside Barnes,
Both involved in the use and alleged production of methamphetamine. She later told investigators that she had heard noises.
Coming from another room in the home and thought about checking on them, but chose to stay with the drugs instead. When she finally entered the room, she discovered her 2-year-old son,
