Two men arrested in a rolling meth lab incident that shut down Pine Street Elementary and the Rockdale County Courthouse last October have pled guilty in Rockdale County Superior Court.

Both entered their guilty pleas before Judge Sidney Nation on Tuesday.

John David Gray, 39, of Conyers, was charged with counts of Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, Possession of Tools for Commission of a Crime, second degree forgery, possession and use of drug related objects, and driving an unsafe and improperly equipped vehicle.

Gray was sentenced to 15 years, to serve three years. He has previously faced multiple drug-related, theft, and forgery charges in Rockdale County dating back to 1991.

Terry Lynn Johnson, 50, of Conyers was charged with counts of Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, Possession of Tools for Commission of a Crime, second degree forgery, possession and use of drug related objects.

Johnson was sentenced to 15 years, to serve four years. He previously faced a charge in Rockdale County of shoplifting.

In the early morning hours on Oct. 29, 2010, Conyers police officers stopped the two men in a purple truck driving on Milstead Avenue. The truck pulled into the parking lot of Pine Street Elementary.

Along with ingredients for making meth, police found a large amount of meth, a few counterfeit bills, as well materials for making counterfeit money. The Drug Enforcement Agency was called into decontaminate the truck and separate the chemicals considered dangerosus as part of protocol. 

Milstead Avenue and Pine Street Elementary were closed for hours while the truck and materials were investigated.