Recently Woodbury Police Officer John Fesmire was dispatched to the Cannon County Fairgrounds to investigate allegations that a dog had attacked a goat. While conducting the investigation Officer Fesmire learned that the owners, Walter Bess and Wendy Mears, had taken the dog an went swimming at the Stones River behind the ball fields. Upon finding Mr. Bess and MsMears, Officer Fesmire escorted them along with the dog back to the lot where the attack had occured. Officer Fesmire had given permission to a group of people that had waited to go to the River prior to him finding Bess and Mears. After that group went to the River, they called authorities to report finding suspicious items. After detaining Bess and Mears, Officer Fesmire along with Sgt. John House discovered that Bess and Mears had been allegedly cooking Methamphetamine when officer Fesmire walked up and interrupted the process. Most of the items used for the process was thrown into the water. A cooler containing more items essential to the manufacturing process of methamphetamine was fished out of the water. The Tennessee Meth Task Force was contacted for a meth response truck driver to come to the scene. Once there all harmful and hazardous material was neutralized and contained for disposal. Assisting in the investigation in addition to Officer Fesmire, Sgt. John House and Sgt. Randy Neal were deputies Reed Bryson, Steve McMillen, and Travis Turney as well as Transport Officer Todd Overcast. More arrests may be pending. Both Wendy Mears and Walter Bess were charged with initiation of process to manufacture meth, possession of paraphernalia and dog at large. Bond was set at $53,000.00. Both are set to appear in court on Sept 27th
