Man uses microwave to make crack cocaine

April 09, 2009 • 4:32 pm

By Diana Fasanella

A Florida man facing six felony charges, including possession of a firearm with altered serial numbers, admitted to making crack cocaine in a microwave. 

Happy microwave

Javaris V. Kirk of Fort Pierce was arrested yesterday during the execution of a search warrant after St. Lucie County Sheriff’s officers found traces of cocaine in glass bowls, 5.5 Ecstasy tablets and a 9mm pistol with scratched-off serial numbers. Marijuana and four hydrocodone pills also were found in Kirk’s residence, according to TCPalm. 

Kirk faces charges including manufacturing cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of MDMA, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm with altered serial number and possession of a controlled substance. 

Javaris Kirk

The 28-year-old, unemployed man told investigators he was a convicted felon and the gun was bought off the street. He added that he was manufacturing crack cocaine by using a microwave.