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A Vancleave man may face a fine of up to $2 million and 60 years in prison if convicted of having a methamphetamine laboratory in his house, which within 1,500 feet of a church. The lab required the assistance of Bio-Tec Emergency Services a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency hazardous material contractor to contain and remove the chemicals, which posed the risk of explosion or chemical contamination to the public, investigators said. Andrew Kevin McGee was arrested for possession of methamphetamine on Nov. 1. Inside his house on Jim Ramsey Road investigators found a working meth lab and the remains of several other labs, investigators with the Jackson County Narcotics Task Force said in a press release Friday. McGee was out on bond at the time for an incident six years ago in which he was in possession of a methamphetamine lab, investigators said. He was convicted for the 2000 arrest and is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 10. McGee could be fined up to $1 million for that charge and could be sent to prison for 30 years, investigators said. Because a church has been built within 1,500 feet of his home since he was charged in 2000, McGee could face up to $2 million in fines and 60 years in prison if he is convicted of the Nov. 1 charges. Gautier resident Richard Edward Dixon is wanted for questioning in the investigation. Anyone with information related to the investigation or Dixon's whereabouts should call the Jackson County Narcotics Task Force.
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