A local high school teacher accused of making illegal drugs reportedly told officers he was preparing for student lab experiments on making matches when he ordered chemicals that can be used in making methamphetamine.

In court reports obtained Monday by Eyewitness News, investigators also say they found chapters to a book Shafter High School chemistry teacher Jeff Scheidemantel was reportedly writing. Part of the plot involves a teacher who kills students in a dream sequence.

The Kern High School District says Scheidemantel was put on unpaid administrative leave on January 22nd, after charges were filed against him. Scheidemantel faces charges of manufacture of a controlled substance and possession with intent to manufacture.

Scheidemantel was arrested after a team of officers served search warrants at his Bakersfield home and his classroom lab at Shafter High.

In the latest report, one officer says in the search of Scheidemantel's home, investigators found what appears to be the first two chapters of a book Scheidemantel was writing.

According to the officer, the lead character in the book is a teacher. "Although fictional, the character carries a pistol, and eventually shots and kills students in class during a dream sequence," reads the report.

Officers found four guns in their search of Scheidemantel's home. They also seized what appear to be Internet recipes for making meth and boxes of cold medicine that can be used in making meth.

Scheidemantel told officers he took the Sudafed 24 Hour tablets to his school lab and did a pseudo-ephedrine extraction -- getting six to eight grams of material. Scheidemantel put the material in the freezer at the lab.

Officers who searched the school reported they found a plastic bag in the freezer containing a material of that amount.

Scheidemantel told investigators he performed the pseudo-ephedrine extraction because he wanted to do a student lab using that process -- but substituting Tylenol or acetaminophen instead.

The officer reports he told Scheidemantel an experiment like that would be very dangerous because of the flammability and toxic yield. The report says Scheidemantel responded: "I guess you don't understand."

The investigation started when an Internet purchase was flagged. Scheidemantel allegedly tried to buy the chemical red phosphorus from England. That's a material that can be used in making meth.

On December first, investigators had a "look alike" material delivered by mail instead. That's when they served search warrants and questioned Scheidemantel.

Scheidemantel reportedly told the investigators he wanted the red phosphorus to teach students to make matches. But the officer said 250 grams of that material could make up to "tens of thousands" of matches.

The officer also said to Scheidemantel using red phosphorus in a school lab would create materials that would be flammable and/or toxic, a hazard to students. Scheidemantel reportedly responded: "I guess I didn't think of that."

Eyewitness News has tried several times to contact Scheidemantel, but he has not responded. The teacher is now set to be in court on these charges this Friday.

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