| A Lincoln County man indicted by a Calhoun Grand Jury for the alleged operation of a meth lab at Cabot Station is scheduled for trial on October 12.
Timothy Forest Flynn, 49, of Hamlin was indicted on one count of operating or attempting to operate a clandestine drug laboratory in a residence occupied by Christina and Harley Wilson, according to a criminal complaint.
The last arrest related to the production of meth in Calhoun was in 2005.
Law enforcement in West Virginia are reporting an increase in meth production, after an apparent slump in the manufacture of the illicit drug which has been described as among the worst known chemical addictions.
State Police, who arrested seven people at a Cross Lanes meth lab Wednesday, say the number of meth labs in Kanawha County is steadily rising and is now on track to pass last year's record.
Clay County just had five arrests this week. (See HH Story)
Regional counties have had several hundred arrests linked to meth production, while records show that police in Calhoun have had only a handful of cases in 10 years and have lost meth evidence in at least two high-profile cases.
State Police said they received a tip that "specific items used for the manufacture of methamphetamine had been purchased and had been taken to a specific location."
Cpl. Doug Starcher, the state's key witness, entered the Harley Wilson residence at Cabot Station, discovering meth-making ingredients in the kitchen.
"This officer [Starcher] smelled the strong odor of chemicals commonly associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine," says the complaint.
The complaint says, two visiting male subjects stated that they had been asked to purchase matches, Coleman fuel and Sudafed pills by Flynn. A visiting female also advised that she had been asked to purchase acids by the defendant.
Records could not be found that those subjects have been charged.
Cpl. Starcher and other officers entered the dwelling without a search warrant, but did obtain permission from the owner.
Special prosecutor Gary Morris from Lewis County will prosecute the case, since Calhoun prosecutor Rocky Holmes was previously assigned to represent Flynn as a public defender.
Flynn was released from Central Regional Jail, where bail was cash or surety bond at $45,000.
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