Meth lab busted on college campus, ex-student arrested
EDWARDSVILLE, IL – A graduate research assistant from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) stands accused of running a methamphetamine lab in one of the campus’s science labs. 45-year-old Jeremy M. Smalling, a Belleview, Illinois resident, now faces four felony charges. These charges include the aggravated unlawful production of methamphetamine, unlawful intent to deliver methamphetamine, illegal possession of a meth precursor, and illegal possession of materials for meth manufacture. The case originated with another campus professor …