On Friday, June 26, 2009, after receiving information about possible drugs and explosives, members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Drug Unit, PCSO SWAT team, PCSO Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, or HIDTA, Task Force, Federal ATF Agents, and Florida State Fire Marshals Agents, executed a search warrant at a north Lakeland residence.
Inside the residence, 2303 Limedale Road, Lakeland, detectives found methamphetamine, a handgun, and drug paraphernalia. Four adults, and 3 young children ages 6 years, 3 years and a 9 month old infant, were inside the residence at the time.
Those inside were: 31-year-old Sabrina Crews, and her 6-year-old son, 29-year-old Misty Combee, and her 3-year-old son and 9-month-old infant son, 50 year-old Diane Cox, and 21-year-old Aubrey Pettis, Jr., all of whom reside at the Limedale address. Combee and Crews are Cox’s daughters.
Cox admitted to helping maintain the dwelling, knowing her grandchildren lived there while it is being used as a place where drugs were sold. Cox was released from Florida State Prison three days ago for trafficking in methamphetamine.
In addition to the residence, several buildings on the property were also searched. Detectives located a methamphetamine lab in a motor home. It was determined that a fifth suspect, 40-year-old Maurice Chancey, was living on the property, inside of the motor home, where the methamphetamine lab was located. Chauncey was not at home at the time.
Also located in the motor home were numerous handguns and rifles. During a search of a semi-trailer that was parked next to the motor home on the property detectives located a number of weapons to include numerous handguns, a silencer, rifles, and ammunition.
Also located in the semi-trailer, was a homemade bomb, and numerous bomb making materials. Agents with the ATF and State Fire Marshals’ Office assisted with the bomb and other explosives that were located at the scene.
Detectives also located a Harley Davidson motorcycle determined to have been stolen out of Winter Haven in 2008. Several animals at the scene were removed by PCSO Animal Control, to include a 12 foot Boa Constrictor snake that was located in the motor home with the meth lab.
Crews, Combee, Cox, and Pettis were arrested at the scene without incident and transported to the Polk County Jail. The Department of Children and Families responded to assist with the care of the children.
Crews was charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Child Neglect, Maintaining a Dwelling for Drug Trafficking With a Minor Present.
Cox is charged with Maintaining a Dwelling for Drug Trafficking With a Minor Present.
Combee is charged with Maintaining a Dwelling for Drug Trafficking With a Minor Present and Child Neglect
Pettis is charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Maintaining a Dwelling for Drug Trafficking With a Minor Present.
Detectives have a warrant for Chancey’s arrest. He is being sought on charges of Manufacture of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Listed Chemical, Manufacturing of an Explosive Device, Possession of Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Dwelling for Drug Manufacturing With a Minor Present, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Anyone with information in his whereabouts is urged to contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 863.534.6200.
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