SCSO: Suspect Threw One-Step Meth Lab at Deputy

Detectives from the Scott County Sheriff's Office served a warrant for manufacturing methamphetamine around 4:00 a.m. this morning at the 400 block of Indian Creek Rd. in Sadieville.

According to police reports, deputies gained entry to the front and rear of the residence and announced themselves. One of the suspects, Michael D. Gibson, then allegedly grabbed a green 20-ounce bottle and ran toward the rear door. Upon exiting the door he threw the bottle at one of the deputies, refused to get on the ground and resisted arrest. The bottle was later determined to be an active one-step ammonia methamphetamine lab.

A search of the property was conducted and deputies located "salt, drain cleaner, starting fluid, and stripped lithium batteries."

The owner of the property, William R. Dillon, was arrested and charged with Manufacturing methamphetamine. The SCSO says that he provided his residence for subjects to manufacture meth.

Mr. Gibson has been charged with Manufacturing methamphetamine, Resisting arrest, Fleeing or evading police, Wanton endangerment, and Tampering with physical evidence.

Both subjects are being held at the Scott County Detention Center.

LEX 18 also reported this story and has video from the scene.

Meth Lab Found In Scott County Home

A Closer Look into the SCSO Meth Lab Bust

William R. Dillon, a 51-year-old resident of the 400 block of Indian Creek Road in Sadieville, was arrested at 1:12 a.m. on January 2nd for Manufacturing Methamphetamine according to a SCSO Uniform Citation. The report describes them entering the home and locating the suspect in the downstairs bedroom. After a search they found a bottle under the bed that they call an active one step meth lab. The suspect then admitted to possession of the bottle and that the lab belonged to him.

WKYT reported the story initially at 4:23 a.m. that morning and then updated it at 11:23 a.m. They asserted that "a source" led them to the home but in actuality it was an informant and the SCSO was serving a warrant. The 2nd page of the Affidavit for Search Warrant describes how the person became an informant.

The informant was pulled over by deputy's from the Scott County Sheriff's Office on January 1st for a traffic violation. The details then are very thin post traffic stop until suddenly - according to the affidavit - the informant starts to spontaneously spill their guts about the defendant cooking meth.

Keep in mind, the informant was actively using meth and said they had just seen the defendant making meth on December 27th, The informant was also actively helping to supply Williams with pseudoephedrine and lithium batteries and was set to meet him that very day to drop off the supplies.

So here goes the question that begs to be asked: Why would someone being pulled over for a traffic violation just start making allegations unless there were more serious violations that caused the informant to give up the defendant. Don't get me wrong, getting meth labs taken down by law enforcement is great for the community, but this makes me ask the question.

During Williams arraignment on January 3rd the judge showed no mercy - rightfully so - and upped his bail from $20,000 to $50,000 full cash. The reason being, as court records reveal, is that the defendant was deemed a flight risk, a danger to the community, and had a case pending. What the judge is talking about is the defendant plead guilty and received two-years probation for numerous drug charges on June 1st of 2012 (documents not posted, but were obtained by this blog).

The defendant is being held in the Scott County Detention Center until a hearing scheduled for January 10th at 1:30 p.m.