OGDENSBURG — City police on Thursday charged Michael R. Hooven, 30, of 834 Ford St., Room 17, and Harry J. Cooper, Jr., 35, of 834 Ford St., Room 9, with felony third-degree unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine and the misdemeanors of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree reckless endangerment.
Police charge that while responding with Ogdensburg Fire Department to 834 Ford St. for a report of an activated fire alarm, they observed a one-pot methamphetamine lab inside one of the single occupancy rooms. Police said a bottle used in the process of making methamphetamine had released a gaseous vapor cloud, setting off the fire alarm. While executing a search warrant, police said, they searched three rooms which revealed a quantity of methamphetamine, along with evidence and components related to the manufacturing of meth.
Both men were held in lockup pending arraignment. The investigation continues, and further arrests are expected.
The Ogdensburg Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit and fire department were assisted by the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force and state police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team.