Abingdon Police Department
For Immediate Release
On Tuesday, February 10th, 2015, at
approximately 1:00PM, officers from the Abingdon Police Department and
Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 800 block of West Main
Street to a complaint of a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was located at the 800
block of West Main Street in front of a residence. Officers spoke with Brock
Dalton Widener, 20, of 29341 Hawthrone Drive, Meadowview, VA and Christopher
Micheal Blankenship, 18, of 21670 Lakeshore Drive, Abingdon, VA. Upon further
investigation, officers found a small quantity of methamphetamine and a small
quantity of marijuana on Blankenship. Widener was in possession of a syringe
and a spoon with burned residue.
Officers learned that the two were staying at the
800 block of West Main Street apartment. Consent was obtained by officers to
search the residence and the search yielded the remnants of a one-pot shake and
bake meth lab, as well as a large quantity of methamphetamine.
Brock Dalton Widener has been arrested and charged
with:
1. Manufacturing
methamphetamine, in violation of § 18.2-248.03 (227 grams or more) of the Code
of Virginia;
2. Possession
with intent of distribution, in violation of § 18.2-248 of the Code of
Virginia; and
3. Possession of methamphetamine
precursors, in violation of § 18.2-248J of the Code
of Virginia.
Widener was transported
to the Abingdon Facility of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail where he is
currently being held without bond.
Christopher Micheal
Blankenship has been arrested and charged with:
1.
Failure to appear, in violation of § 19.2-128 of the Code of Virginia;
2. Possession of methamphetamine, in violation of § 18.2-250 of
the Code of Virginia; and
3. Possession of marijuana, in violation of § 18.2-250.1 of the
Code of Virginia.
Blankenship was transported to the Abingdon Facility of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail
where he is currently being held without bond.
The Abingdon Police Department, the United States
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Washington County Sheriff’s
Office were involved in the investigation.
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