Elkhart Man Making Meth In Parking Lot

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.


An Elkhart man was arrested Friday after he allegedly had two working methamphetamine labs in his vehicle while parked in the Kmart parking lot.

Justin R. Hill, 32, of Elkhart, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 7:42 p.m. for shoplifting, possession of paraphernalia and manufacturing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a government housing complex. His bond was set at $20,000.[[In-content Ad]]Warsaw police officers were called to Kmart Friday after employees reportedly detained Hill for shoplifting.

When Cpl. Al Danko took Hill back to his vehicle to secure it in the parking lot, he noticed a strong smell associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine.

Danko contacted the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force and members of the DTF reportedly found two individual one-pot method meth labs inside the vehicle.

An Elkhart man was arrested Friday after he allegedly had two working methamphetamine labs in his vehicle while parked in the Kmart parking lot.

Justin R. Hill, 32, of Elkhart, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 7:42 p.m. for shoplifting, possession of paraphernalia and manufacturing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a government housing complex. His bond was set at $20,000.[[In-content Ad]]Warsaw police officers were called to Kmart Friday after employees reportedly detained Hill for shoplifting.

When Cpl. Al Danko took Hill back to his vehicle to secure it in the parking lot, he noticed a strong smell associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine.

Danko contacted the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force and members of the DTF reportedly found two individual one-pot method meth labs inside the vehicle.
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