COPS: Gillette

A Wednesday afternoon Christmas party planning meeting was broken up with news that our vehicle mechanic was being arrested. Sure enough, he was carted off in handcuffs and sitting in the sheriff's car outside. No one knew the charges, althought there was much speculation: domestic abuse, drugs, etc. Yesterday, we FINALLY found out why he had been arrested:

Parents allegedly deliver meth to children
Campbell County Sheriff's deputies and Division of Criminal Investigation officials busted a couple's apparent methamphetamine lab Wednesday that is alleged to have provided drugs to Wyoming minors, including the couple's 15-year-old child.

Jocelyn Caughie, 35, and Ralph Caughie, 51, were arrested on probable cause for delivery of meth to someone younger than 18 years old and for drug endangered children, Campbell County Investigator Steve Hamilton said.

Deputies got a report at 2:30 p.m. that the couple was delivering meth to minors from their home at 12626 N. Highway 59, Hamilton said. When Hamilton went to investigate, he could tell from plain view that it was possible the home contained a meth lab, he said.

DCI officials who were called in to search the lab found chemicals and items that had allegedly been used to try and make meth and plates containing a white substance that appeared to be the product of that attempt, although it did not test positive for meth, Hamilton said. They also found meth that did test positive, as well as marijuana and drug paraphernalia, he said. Investigators believe that the lab was used to try to make meth sometime within the past month, Hamilton said.

Formal charges are still pending.

My favorite line is "he could tell from plain view that it was possible the home contained a meth lab". I have every intention of going out there this weekend and taking pictures. Once you see what one looks like, you can be on the lookout for a home containing a meth lab. I know I'll be on the prowl....

Another office favorite is "plates containing a white substance that appeared to be the product of that attempt, although it did not test positive for meth". So, the guy is not only stupid for making drugs, he's so stupid he can't even make them right. Just an all-around moron as far as I can tell. His arraignment is today at 1:30. I'll keep you updated.