lab all night, raleigh police say they got a search warrant for 3217 huntly drive kennerley and godshall facing charges, including manufacturing and trafficking meth, the kids, 1 and 7 taken to the hospital as a precaution. a neighbor says they're surprised to hear what happened. the two were renting the house and had recently moved in. >> the house had been vacant though for some while, and i know the people beside it, i thought they bought the home, they were remodeling, but obviously they did and i don't know who lived in it though. we don't want it in our neighborhood. if i seen it, i call the police in a heartbeat. >> reporter: police say this is an ongoing investigation, they hope to release more information later today, as for godshall and kennerley, they're both expected to make their court appearances later today. reporting live, i'm emma wright, wncn news. >> thank you, emma. >>> and earlier this month, authorities arrested five people all in connection with running a meth lab at a wake county home in willow spring. three children there were taken from that home, they're now li

godshall and kennerley both facing several charges including manufacturing and trafficking meth. police say the two kids, ages 1 and 7 were taken to the hospital as a precaution. neighbors say happened. they say the two were renting the house and just moved in. >> the house had been vacant though for some while. and i know the people beside it, i thought they bought the home, they were remodeling, but obviously, they did and i don't know who lived in it. we don't want it in our neighborhood, if i seen it, i call the police in a heartbeat. >> reporter: raleigh police still investigating, hoping to release more information today. as for godshall and kennerley, they are both expected to make their first court appearance later today. reporting live, i'm emma wright, wncn news. >> hoping those children are okay, emma, thanks a lot. >>> aerltd -- earlier this month, arresting five people all in connection with a meth lab in wake county. three children taken from the home there, they are now living with relatives. >>> the medical examiner's office is looking in to five suspected overdos

robert kennierly and melissa godshall face charges. gloria rodriguez is outside the wake county jail with the developments. gloria: i was talking to somebody here and he tells me kennerly and godshall became this morning. i have the arrest warrants. they are accused trafficking and manufacturing meth. crews cleaned up the lab last night. the police department discovered it around 8:30 p.m. while serving a search warrant at the home. they had been conducting a drug investigation there. neighbors say they are shocked. >> we don't want it. if i seen it i call the police. gloria: a man and come taken into custody and two children removed. one is 7 years old the other within-year-old. they were taken to the hospital to be checked out. >> that is crazy. lock them up for a long time. gloria: the arrest warrants say kennerly and godshall are not to have contact with each other and they are both being held on bond they are expected to see a judge today. something else that i found with the arrest warrants they are accused of animal cruelty. in

godshall and kennerley facing several charges, including meth. list say those -- police say those two kids, 1 and 7, were taken to the hospital as a neighbors say they were renting the house and just moved in. >> the house had been vacant for some while, and i know the people beside it, i thought they bought the home, they were did, and i don't know who lived in it. we don't want it in our neighborhood, if i seen it, i'd call the police in a heartbeat. >> reporter: police say this is an ongoing investigation, they hope to release more information later today. as for godshall and kennerley, they are both expected in court later this afternoon. reporting live from the raleigh police department, i'm emma wright, wncn news. >> all right, emma, thanks a lot. >>> right now the search is on for a person who ran the durham police cruiser than ran off, at 5:30 last night at the intersection of university drive and vickers avenue. the car was stolen and the driver not stopping for police, he hit the police car with an officer inside, not seriously hurt tho

gloria: robert kennerly and melissa godshall were arrested. they were charged early this morning with manufacturing and trafficking meth. two children were removed from the home. one is 7 years old and other one1 year old. >> that's crazy. >> with children in the house. >> lock them up for a long time. gloria: did is unclear how the two children are doing right now. as for the pitbull that was mentioned in the arrest warrants we are gathering more information on what they are accused of doing to injure the dog. today so tune in at noon for the latest developments on this story. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: one person escapes a house fire in raleigh but two pets were not lucky. this is the house on cromwell court. officials say the flames were in the back of the house where there is heat and smoke damage. the person was treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns. crews were able to rescue a dog but another dog and cat died. john: a fayetteville woman in critical condition after her son allegedly shot her in the face. he

. >> reporter: raleigh police say this is still under investigation, they say godshall court, i'm emma wright, wncn news. >>> earlier this month, authorities arrested five people in connection with running a meth lab at a wake county home. three children taken from that home, now with relatives. >>> in one week, the medical examiner's office is looking in to a crisis, especially an impact on yuw people -- young people. we talked to a young woman in recovery, she's trying to turn her life around after an adriks -- addiction to heroin. >> i thought i was going to die on it i could never picture my life without it because that's how sick i got. >> in the community, several deaths, young people that had lives ahead of them and they're in the grave yard. >> a huge problem, nash county investigators seized more than year. next month with agencies in surrounding counties. >>> new breaking news how a man involved in a domestic violence incident died in police custody, taking him in at 9:00, he was in handcuff and complained of chest pains. medics helped him out immediately, no force was used a

robert kennerly and melissa godshall were arrested when they had this house. two children were in the home were taken to the hospital to be checked out. john: wake county mother and daughter killed in a double murder-suicide are being recorder. ashley fite and melissa mcclane were murdered in a home in apex. mclean's boyfriend later shot and killed himself. it is not clear what sparked the violence. there will be a joint visitation for ashley and melissa tonight. celebrate the live and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. john: today is his actual birthday and celebrations are planned around the triangle. caitlin knute has a preview of the events. caitlin: good morning. one of the events will be taking place here in bicentennial plaza involving this bell you see one way people are coming together to remember the life and legacy of dr. king. the let freedom ring bell ceremony is the kickoff for events this year. it will toll six times once for each decade since dr. king gave his "i have have a dream" speech. >> it is a reminder of the price of freedom. we must

today robert kennerley, 43 and melissa godshall, 28 appeared in court facing charges as well a child abuse. two children were found inside the home where they were arrested. another woman who lives in a separate part of the home with the children was not arrested. they were taken to local hospitals to be checked out. neighbors say they were surprised to hear but the stamp respect there's a lot of families in the area, it doesn't seem like a lot of traffic. i never would have thought this.>>> they told the judge the drugs were for personal consumption. pass the second math meth lab. five people were arrested last week. there were three small kids in the. in light of the cases we wondered what the trend was for amy cutler has more. >>reporter: new data reveals there were 467 meth lab bust last year. where they happen to my surprise. this map shows you where the labs were busted county by county. the county with the largest number in our area. johnston county had 40 meth lab busted. hard net 20, week 17. according -- that was down from 2014 when there was 557 meth lab tests. more shocki

robert kennerly and melissa godshall are both facing two counts of child abuse, cruelty to animals and meth making charges. they both live at a home where atlantis discovered a meth lab along with two children. the find choseed a portion of huntley drive last night. a 1-year-old and 7-year-old were transported to the hospital to get checked as a precaution. word of this bust has shocked many neighbors. >> if i seen it, i call the police in a heart beat. the smell or anything. >> reporter: everyone including the children are expected to be okay. both suspects will appear in court this afternoon. >> mikaya thurmond live in raleigh, thank you. investigation in north raleigh. this happened at a home on cromwell court last night. fire crews say one of the home owners was home at the time. she got out safely. hehuanwanot home. the couple's three pets died in the fire. no word on what may have started it. >>> a man accused of shooting his mother in the face is due in court today. this happened in fayetteville. 24-year-old kevin powell, jr. is charged with attempted murder. police say he shot