A Machias man has pleaded guilty to running a meth lab with his father and stepmother.
27-year-old DarenTingue Jr. was charged with unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, following an investigation that started when Child Protective Services were checking on a 4 year-old and an 8-year-old who were living in the home. They were turned over to other family members.
Tingue is scheduled for sentencing October 22. His stepmother, 44-year-old Dlyn Tingue pleaded guilty in April. 50-year-old Daren Tingue Sr. pleaded guilty in March and was scheduled for sentencing on May 22, but he died at his home on May 1.