Christopher Walls.Photo: Monmouth County Prosecutor
A New Jersey police officer has been arrested for allegedly running a meth lab out of his home, according to prosecutors.
Christopher Walls, 50, was taken into police custody after his colleagues at the Long Branch Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call at his residence on Saturday night, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioniannounced in a press release.
Officials also alleged that Walls “was in possession of all ingredients necessary to manufacture methamphetamine” and that investigators found methamphetamine residue in chemistry-related glassware at his home.
Walls also had an unsecured gun safe containing two long guns, four handguns, eight high-capacity magazines, and a large quantity of ammunition that was accessible to a child living in the residence, according to officials.
The officer was arrested on Sunday and charged with first degree maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) production facility, second degree possession of a firearm during the course of a CDS offense, second degree risking widespread injury, second degree endangering the welfare of a child, third degree manufacturing CDS (methamphetamine), and third degree possession of CDS (methamphetamine).
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Walls faces a maximum of 60 years in state prison if convicted of all his charges.
He is currently being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution without bond, according to online jail records.
It’s unclear if he has obtained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
Since his arrest, Walls has been suspended from his position without pay, according to acting Long Branch Police Chief Frank Rizzuto.
source: people.com
