SILVER LAKE – Kosciusko County officers arrested two individuals Wednesday night in Silver Lake on drug charges after discovering a meth lab at the residence. According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department press release, the department received an anonymous tip Wednesday night regarding the potential location of an active warrant suspect. Deputies responded shortly before 6 p.m. at 10496 S. School Ave., Silver Lake, and were met at the front door by Ashton Phillip Krider, 21, of 6560 W. McClure Drive, Silver Lake. Krider was immediately taken into custody on a felony warrant for failure to appear regarding a probation violation. During the course of the arrest, officers denoted the strong odor commonly associated with the production of methamphetamine. Officers located items associated with meth production at the residence, along with finished methamphetamine hidden inside a kitchen oven, according to the release. Krider was transported to the Kosciusko County Jail and preliminarily charged with felony manufacturing of meth and on the outstanding Kosciusko County warrant, and is being held without bond. Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit and Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers also located a second individual at the residence identified as Cheynne Pauline Miller, 23, Silver Lake. Miller was arrested and preliminarily charged with felony possession of meth as well as visiting a common nuisance. She is being held on a $2,000 bond in the Kosciusko County Jail. The Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit and Kosciusko County DTF were also assisted at the scene by the Silver Lake Police Department, Indiana State Police Meth Lab Team, and the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office and Sheriff’s Department.
