Man faces 22 charges for drugs, guns, and meth lab equipment in Cache County
CORNISH, Utah (ABC4) — A Cache County man has been charged with having the necessary equipment to run a methamphetamine lab while also being in possession of drugs and guns, according to the Cache County District Attorney’s Office.
Court indictment documents stated Kelly Naegle, 57, was “knowingly or intentionally” in possession of laboratory equipment and supplies, plus meth and several weapons.
Of the 22 charges Naegle faces, 15 were related to the firearms found in his home, three were related to drugs or drug paraphernalia, three were related to ‘dangerous weapons’ and one was related to the laboratory equipment found in his home.
Evidence for the charges was gathered by the Cache-Rich Drug Task Force, according to the indictment.
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The first charge in the indictment details how Naegle was in possession of laboratory equipment with the “intent to engage in a clandestine laboratory operation.” According to documents, he also possessed a firearm and used a “booby trap” while illegally manufacturing controlled substances.
That charge also stated Naegle’s potential lab had a “substantial risk” on human health or was dangerous to the environment. In addition, the laboratory was operating within 500 feet of a church, school, business or residence.
Two of the drug-related charges were third-degree felonies, and revealed Naegle possessed or used a Schedule I or Schedule II illegal substance — specifically methamphetamine and coca tea. The indictment said Naegle had been previously convicted on similar charges. That previous conviction also made the possession of the firearms illegal. The 15 firearm-related charges declared Naegle had purchased, transferred, possessed, or used firearms as a restricted person. These charges are all third-degree felonies.
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Naegle is also facing a Class B misdemeanor for his possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to use or manufacture a controlled substance.
The other three charges for dangerous weapons included any weapon that was not a firearm, and encompassed Naegle’s purchase, transfer, possession or use of the weapons as a restricted person; these are Class A misdemeanors. Officials did not detail which additional weapons investigators had found.
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