Two arrested on meth charges in Kosciusko County

LEESBURG, Ind. (WANE) -- Two people were arrested on drug charges in Kosciusko County, after Sheriff's deputies discovered a meth lab inside their residence.

According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Thomas O. Rensberger, 36, of Leesburg, and Kira Margaret Tuttle, 30, of Warsaw, were arrested Monday morning at a residence in the 300 block of Smith Street in Leesburg.

Drug task officers were serving active felony warrants on Rensberger and Tuttle at the home when they smelled a strong odor associated with meth production.  Further investigation found 2 active and 18 used one-pot method meth labs.

Rensberger was charged with felony manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine precursors, and two counts of felony possession of methamphetamine.  His bond was set at $20,000.

Tuttle was charged with one felony count of possession of methamphetamine less than 3 grams, and one felony count of possession of methamphetamine more than 3 grams.  Her bond was set at $35,000.