Moped driver with meth lab among 4 arrested in Warsaw

By Jason Overholt (joverholt@wsbt.com)

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Kyle Dean Miller (top left), Jacob Paul Miller (top right), Mindy Sue Ditton (bottom left), and Morgan Rachael Wood (bottom right) were arrested Tuesday, January 6, in related drug and stolen property crimes in Warsaw. (Photos provided)

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Story Created: Jan 7, 2009 at 2:18 PM EST

Story Updated: Jan 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM EST

WARSAW — A moped driver carrying a mobile methamphetamine lab was one of four arrested Tuesday in related drug and stolen property crimes.

A tip led the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force to the 1400 block of East Fort Wayne Street in Warsaw. There officers with a search warrant arrested 36-year-old Jacob Paul Miller, a resident of the house, on preliminary charges of dealing meth, possibly receiving stolen property, and an outstanding warrant for restricted sale of ephedrine. His bond was set at $21,500.

Another resident of the house, 33-year-old Mindy Sue Ditton, was preliminarily charged with possession of an illegal drug lab after the Kosciusko DTF found several precursors for the production of meth. She was also preliminarily charged with possession of paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $5,000.

Stolen property in the house led officers to the 600 block of East Center Street, where they found more stolen property and arrested Morgan Rachael Wood, 24, for possession/receiving stolen items. Her bond was set at $2,000.

Officers returned to the E. Fort Wayne Street address, where 49-year-old Kyle Dean Miller later drove up on a moped carrying a mobile meth lab that police say was in a “volatile state.”

Miller was arrested for dealing meth. His bond was set at $20,000.

The mobile lab was a type informally termed a “one potter,” which cooks meth using one container. The gasses produced can lead to an explosion if the container isn’t “burped” every 15 to 20 minutes, say police. The Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab team was called in to secure it.

At the time of Tuesday’s arrest, Miller was out on bond after a December 29 arrest for possession of meth.

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