EMERADO, N.D.-A mother and son were arrested on suspicion of making methamphetamine on July 4 after police witnessed a minivan on fire and investigated.
Joshua Roudebush, 23, and his mother, 53-year-old Elizabeth Joann Roudebush, both of Finley, N.D., are in jail and have been charged with manufacture of methamphetamine, a Class A felony.
Emerado Police Chief Dan Lund was setting up with the Emerado Volunteer Fire Department in the 1800 block of 25th Street Northeast at about 9 p.m.to supervise the fireworks at Grand Forks Air Force Base when he saw a red minivan drive past heading north. The car appeared to be on fire, according to a press release.
Lund caught up to the van, and said Joshua Roudebush, the passenger, threw a flaming bottle out of the vehicle.
Police say the bottle contained chemicals believed to be used for making methamphetamine.
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Charges were filed against the two Wednesday. They are scheduled to make initial court appearances Thursday.
