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41 °F 5 Day Forecast Friday, December 12, 2003 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | eSouthernOregon | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find a Rental Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Email Story to a Friend December 2, 2003 Rogue River meth lab suspect nabbed again Three weeks after police raided a home near Rogue River on suspicion it was housing a meth lab, the home’s former resident faces more drug charges. Karen Martin, who also uses the last name Waggoner, was released Monday before her first court appearance on a new charge of possession of methamphetamine. Overcrowding in the Jackson County Jail forced Martin’s release on the earlier charge, jail clerks said. About 10 percent of the jail’s 215 beds are available for female inmates, officials said. "That’s the problem with meth is there’s so much abuse and not enough jail space," said Lt. Dewey Patten, commander of the Jackson County Narcotics Enforcement Team. "A lot of them re-offend." After narcotics detectives on Nov. 6 shut down a suspected meth lab at 910 Schieffelin Gulch Road, Martin, 38, and 39- year-old Eric William Isherwood were arrested on charges of possessing and manufacturing meth. That case is set for a Jan. 6 trial. While Isherwood remains in jail, however, Martin was released about two weeks after she was taken into custody. Eleven days later, Oregon State Police stopped her blue 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass on Highway 62 in White City and found a plastic bag of meth, a straw and used needles. Martin and Isherwood’s former residence on Schieffelin Gulch Road has been linked to numerous drug-making operations, police said. Nearby residents call the house a scourge on their neighborhood. The property’s owner has said the people who live there are squatters. Contamination from the drug-making process has made the property unfit for use, according to state officials. Police are monitoring the site and have posted it with a no-trespassing notice. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback 3 WEEKS FREE! ADVERTISERS SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times