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 These were some of the items found recently after Bedford County investigators paid a visit to a home on Highway 82 South after information was received that a meth lab may have been operating there. (Bedford County Sheriff's Department photo) [Click to enlarge] |
Billy Joe Burks, 35, of Highway 82 South, has been charged with initiation of a process intended to result in the manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of a legend drug.
His wife, 29-year-old Alicia Marie Burks, was charged with criminal responsibility for facilitation of a felony, possession of schedule VI and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Billy Joe Burks is free on $5,000 bond and Alicia Marie Burks made $3,000 bond. Both are due to appear in Bedford County General Sessions Court on July 29.
Highway superintendent Stanley Smotherman said Thursday that Burks is still working with the department and no action will be taken until the matter is resolved in court.
According to Det. Sgt. David Sakich, Sheriff Randall Boyce received information about a possible meth lab at the Burks residence and further information indicated that two children may live at the home.
The case was handed to Sakich and a welfare check on the children was made by him, Capt. Becky Hord and Deputy Kevin Holton, who met Burks and told him why they were there.
Burks invited Sakich and Hord into the home to check the welfare of the kids and asked consent to search the house and property for any illegal drugs.
Burks gave consent and woke up his wife Alicia. Captain Hord explained to Alicia Burks why they were there, and Alicia Burks gave Hord a small film container with marijuana inside.
Holton entered the home and began searching the kitchen, where he found a bag of marijuana, as well as two boxes of matches, four boxes of cold and allergy pills and boric acid, substances that are used to make meth.
At that time, Deputy Todd Hammond and Agent Larry Campbell joined the search, looking in the outbuildings on the property. Campbell found Coleman camp fuel, eight feet of airline tubing, an instant cold pack, a gallon of muriatic acid, a gallon glass jug and a bottle of Red Devil Lye, which are also components of a meth lab.
During Sakich's search, he found a pipe with marijuana residue, two small straws with white powder residue and a pack of rolling papers.
According to Sakich's report, he advised Billy Joe Burks of his rights and he chose to speak without an attorney present, saying that "he had nothing to hide, that he cooked meth on the property."
Burks also said his wife knew he was cooking on the property, claiming she walked in on him while he was doing so in the past, but added he never cooked meth while the children were at home.
A total of $760 in cash was taken as well as four handguns and nine rifles. The Meth Task Force of Coffee County and Hazmat was alerted for clean up of the lab site.
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i hope the children were removed! terrible situation for the kids!
This employee should be drug tested and if positive results are found should be dismissed immediately! The county does not need to employ felons and druggies. There are too many decent people out of work needing employment to carry guilty people on the payrolls. Someone is seriously slacking here, ordering an immediate drug test should be the supervisor's first priority.
My question is why was he cooking it? Was he using or selling?? Doesn't sound like he had a very big operation...wonder who turned them in??
Who cares if they got turned in or not! They should both be locked up for this! Meth use has gotten bad in this town and its about time people start paying the consequences! And he should not have a job at all. And neither should she. She works at wal-mart DC and I can tell you now lots of people have been fired out there for failing random drug tests and this should be no different. And anyone who has been fired should sue wal-mart if they let her come back. This is ridiculous she claims she didnt know yet the stuff was in her kitchen with their kids in the house...WHATEVER.... I hope they both serve time in jail for this!
And not to mention there is no way the stuff was in her garage and she didnt know about it I mean give me a break. I dont know about everyone else but I know whats in my garage and in my house so thats just a flat out lie on her part. Those poor kids thank God they didnt get blown to pieces. Do people not care about their kids anymore or what? Good lord!
for the " whocaresreally"..... you must know her if you seem to know where she works. and apparently she is clean if she still works there, and according to you they do drug test so she must of passed. ones should not judge one so quickly, and no one person on this planet is perfact. just because someone made a mistake doesnt make them a bad person or bad parents. they are great parents and their children are well taken care of. and 'mommy OF 2 girls" what if they come to you and searched your home, half the stuff america has in a medicin cabinet now days could be used to make any drug so ya all should get off your high horses....
oh dear they only do random drug tests there which means she may of not been tested yet... having certain medicines in your cabinet is one thing but the ingredients in their cabinets were another so get real...... anyone who wants to continue to let the denial go on please by all means do but the ones who are on the " high horse" as you call it are the ones who think this is an isolated incident and it should be swept under the rug ... i ask you what would you of thought had those kids been home and the house exploded and killed them all????? you would be singing a different tune i assure you!
oh and not to mention the fact that she had no idea the stuff was in the garage...YEAH RIGHT! Thats just a laugh!
it may be better if everyone got the whole story like the fact that the two times that he made it,was two months earlier and he made the misstake when his wife was not home then he made the choice that he didnt need to do this then he got busted two months later its not like they walked in on a cook as for the drug test they both ask for on from the police that night but didnt get one if you read the paper the charge was initiation of which means having the stuff to make meth if you think that is bad look in your cabinet you will find most things to make it so all they need is someone to say your doing it to get you in trouble things like peroxide, cold medicine,pest control products,or coleman fuel.as far as the jobs does innocent till proven guilty meen anything to anyone any more.
And does one mistake in 35 years mean a persons family and life should be destoryed if so not of us would have a life
Alicia is a good girl, I have not
Alicia , is a good girl , she loves her husband, and her children in my opinion she should make a new life with her children. Billy never had a clue what a good woman Alicia is . She works every day and trys hard to keep her family going.She has been threw a lot in her life and I know she should have had help to deal with it . I'm her grandmother . I don't like what I have seen but I can tell you this if Alicia can get help and knowledge she will become someone that all the world can respect and care about. Her children are so important to her. Sometimes life takes you down the wrong road .Please give her another chanch.
Billy
What is wrong with your head ? How could you do this to my great grand children . I want to understand but NO not this
This is a mess up. I don't know what my husband is doing in are garage at all times.I'm not going to hold his hand . People make mistake. Read (Matthew 7 123) Do not judge or you too will be judged.for in the same way you judge others ,and with the measure you use Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brothers eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye. People make mistake. Take a good around your house or in you garage. Sure you have the same thing that are in the picture.We all do.
PRAY for this family There Children. mother,father,Grandmother and Grandfather.There all hurting. God seen fit it all came to a end. There help out there.People make mistake. that don't mean they don't love there children. I read the children were not at home. Lets pull the weeds out of are garden.Be for pulling theres. There not guilty yet and may not be guilty.It will all come out in the wash
Well I can tell you I have a lot of things in my garage and medicine cabinets but NOT some of the things that were listed in the paper that they found in his garage! So you people need to wise up!
to whocaresreally it sounds as if you know these people and have a problem with them.if thats the case take care of it another way but maybe you should clean your door steps before you start cleaning someone elses your not perfect yourself so stop acting like it and move on.
Blah Blah this section is for comments and opinions people so get over it I left mine and you left yours....GET OVER IT! Stop being so defensive it makes the situation look so much worse on their parts!
Oh and JUSTWONDERING001, I have no problem with these people I just know that Im allowed to leave any opinion and comment I so choose! GET OVER IT!
I think that this situation has been blown totaly out of control. If parents or the children dont test positive, than y try to remove them from their parents. Ive known Alicia n Billy for years and they are wonderful parents that would do anything for the kids. No, i cant answer the questions about the "findings of material that had INTENT to manufacture" , but i thought to make meth u had to actually have a lab set up!! Alot of the findings were things that alot of us have laying around our homes as well. For goodness sakes, he works for the county and im sure alot of those things were found roadside with a job like his. Just PLEASE try to get the real facts before you try to judge anybody... THANKS
Just keep in mind all dealers are not users...and it really doesn't matter if they are small time dealers or high roller dealers....a dealer is still just another drug pusher.
Alicia I love you and I will be preying for you and your family. I hope the best for you.