A METH LAB HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN A DOWNTOWN ERWIN HOME. 34 YEAR OLD JOEY AMBROSE IS CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURE OF SCHEDULE 2 DRUGS, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AND BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A GUN. AUTHORITIES CONDUCTED A SEARCH ON AMBROSE’S HOME THAT YIELDED COMPONENTS OF A METH LAB, A LOADED .22 CALIBER HANDGUN, MARIJUANA, AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. A YOUNG CHILD WAS LIVING IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME AND HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED. ABMROSE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE UNICOI COUNTY JAIL.