4-20-11 —     Three people have been arrested after police discovered two active  

meth labs within a 24-hour period in Wayne County.

    The first lab was discovered in the Missouri Hollow Subdivision off  

KY 167 on Tuesday, April 12 by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department.  

Deputies had received information about a possible meth operation and  

went to the home to investigate.

    After receiving permission to search the property they spotted the  

lab, secured the scene and called for assistance from Operation UNITE.

    UNITE detectives found an active hydrogen chloride generator along  

with several grams of finished methamphetamine.

    Daniel J. Vaughn, 27, was arrested on outstanding warrants and will  

be additionally charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and  

controlled substance endangerment to a child.

    Officials stated that a small child was on the premises in close  

proximity to the meth lab.

    Vaughn was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.

    Also assisting at the scene was the Monticello Police Department.

    On Wednesday, April 13, deputies from the Wayne County Sheriff's  

Department and officers from the Monticello Police Department  

executed a search warrant at Midtown Apartments on North Main Street  

where they discovered an active lab.

    Billy Owens, 47, and Beverly Wilson, 60, were charged with  

manufacturing methamphetamine and lodged in the Wayne County  

Detention Center.

    Operation UNITE agents dismantled the lab.

    The Wayne County Attorney's Office assisted with both these cases.