TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa police arrested a 61-year-old man just after midnight Friday after an officer discovered he was carrying a portable meth lab inside a bag he threw into the grass during a pedestrian stop.
Darryl Riggins is now being held at the Tulsa County Jail. Police say he was taken to a hospital for evaluation following his arrest before being booked into custody.
How the arrest unfolded
A Tulsa police officer was patrolling a neighborhood near Admiral and Sheridan when he spotted Riggins walking in the middle of the road while typing on his phone. When the officer approached for a pedestrian check, police report Riggins threw a bag he was carrying into the grass.
Officers found meth in Riggins’ pocket. Inside the discarded bag, they discovered a one-pot portable meth lab.
Lab dismantled, small fire contained
Tulsa police called in their Special Investigations Division to dismantle the device. Tulsa Fire Department stood by during the process…