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Reporter-News Archives Thursday, June 24, 1999 New deputy hits jackpot in first drug bust RANGER - Newly hired Eastland County Deputy Sheriff David Rollins hit the jackpot with his first drug arrest, Sheriff Wayne Bradford said. While searching a 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck and travel trailer he had stopped for a traffic violation, Rollins discovered a fully operational, mobile drug lab, the sheriff said. "The trailer contained methamphetamine and plenty of chemicals to make more," he said. Bradford said the trailer was equipped with an air conditioner in each end, as well as a police scanner so the "cook" could monitor law enforcement radio transmissions while he or she mixed chemicals. The travel "has the whole works" and could be moved at a moment's notice, the sheriff said. Rollins stopped the rig in Ranger about 7:30 p.m. The driver and lone occupant, Deana Walton Thomas, 37, of Ranger, was charged with manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance. She was jailed under $100,000 bond. Bradford indicated he will seek to have the vehicle and trailer forfeited to the state for being used to transport contraband. The truck is not registered to Thomas, he said. Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:  texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local News Texas News Copyright ©1999, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications

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