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Tulsa police say a meth lab was found in the vehicle of a homeless man who crashed while repeatedly using a Taser on his girlfriend Wednesday evening.

Joseph Dean Houk, 33, was reportedly driving near 21st Street and Memorial Drive about 5:40 p.m. when he began arguing with his girlfriend, who was riding in the passenger’s seat. The woman told officers he used a Taser on her five to six times while driving, causing the vehicle to cross the median just north of the intersection and crash into a southbound vehicle, an arrest report states.

The woman was taken to a hospital for minor injuries, police said, and the driver of the other vehicle also suffered a slight injury.

A witness said he saw Houk throw a pistol into a trash can at a nearby QuikTrip store. Police recovered a firearm, and Houk said it belonged to him, the report indicates.

A search of the vehicle revealed methamphetamine and components of a clandestine laboratory in the trunk, police said.

Houk was booked into the Tulsa Jail on complaints of domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, manufacturing a controlled drug, possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute, reckless driving and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.

Kyle Hinchey 918-581-8451 kyle.hinchey@tulsaworld.com

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