Fifth Arrest Made In Casino Meth Lab Bust

Tunica - A fifth arrest has been made in the investigation of the operation of a methamphetamine lab in a north Mississippi casino hotel room.

The lab was discovered in a room at the Sheraton Casino in Robinsonville in July.

U.S. marshals and state narcotics agents on Thursday arrested Gregory Rice at his Olive Branch residence on charges of manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of precursors.

Rice was being held in the Tunica County jail pending an initial court appearance.

Four others have been charged in the case. They are Johnny Swinford of Horn Lake, Miss.; Cali Scott of Hernando, Miss.; Cassie Jenson of Memphis, Tenn.; and Ronnie Crump of Monette, Ark.