Cockfighting evidence found at meth lab bust
Camden, OH (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Sep 9, 2010
County: Preble
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Johnny C. Tackett
A Camden man was arrested Thursday after authorities discovered marijuana plants, items used in the production of meth and evidence of cock fighting on his property.
Johnny C. Tackett, 59, was taken into custody on charges of possession of drugs and assembly or possession of chemicals to manufacture drugs. He is being held in the Preble County Jail without bond while awaiting arraignment.
Authorities from the Preble County Sheriff's Office, the Ohio Attorney General's Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigations executed a search warrant at 2:25 p.m. on a farm in the 3000 block of Paint Creek-Four Mile Road northwest of Camden after an aviation unit from the Butler County Sheriff's Office spotted 15 suspected marijuana plants.
According to a press release, Tackett granted authorities consent to search a barn on the property. After locating evidence of suspected drug activity, deputies obtained a search warrant for the entire farm.
Authorities found a tank containing anhydrous ammonia and other material consistent with manufacturing meth in a barn. They also recovered a small amount of meth from the barn.
In the basement of the house on the property they found equipment believed to be used for growing marijuana and evidence that cock fighting is occurring on the property. References |
