Boyd gets one year for making meth while daughter in house
A father making methamphetamine in the same house where his young daughter lived will spend a year behind bars.
The defendant, James E. Boyd entered guilty pleas Wednesday before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of manufacture of methamphetamine and child abuse. He will be required to serve one year in jail and another seven years on supervised probation. He will also have to pay $2,000 in fines.
His sentence comes after he was arrested on two separate occasions at two separate meth labs, one on Webb Lane in October 2002 and one on Great Falls Road in December 2002.
On both occasions, lawmen conducted searches of his two residences, both times finding numerous items commonly used in the production of methamphetamine. In the case of the second lab, officers reported finding Boyd’s daughter, whose age is unknown, in the home where meth was being made. The fact a minor was in the home, led to the child abuse charges.
According to lawmen, both in the city and county, an alarming number of children have been found over the past couple of years in homes where meth is being made. Investigators point out the chemicals used in the production of meth are very hazardous, especially in cases of prolonged exposure. The chemicals have been known to cause cancer and acute respiratory problems.