Police arrest man after meth lab found in Atlantic Beach storage unit

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. -- A man is behind bars accused of making meth inside a local storage unit.

Lawrence Nye was arrested and charged after an investigation at the PanAM Mini Storage Facility on Mayport Road. The Atlantic Beach Police Department says he was found sleeping inside one of the units.

Once he was removed, a Hazmat crew removed what was deemed to be materials used to make meth. Investigators are not sure if Nye was the person renting the unit or watching it for someone else.