Posted by On Feb 12th, 2010, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office assisted the United States Postal Inspector, Secret Service, Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement Team (FITE) and US Marshals with serving a search warrant for mail theft, identity theft, and fraud. The warrant was served at 450 SW Frenwood Way in Cedar Hills.
Upon serving the warrant, it became apparent that there was additional criminal activity at the residence. Investigators discovered a functional Methamphetamine lab in the basement of the home and a large amount of stolen property throughout the house.
Investigators immediately removed two girls, ages two and three, who were found in the house. The girls were taken to the hospital as standard procedure to check for Methamphetamine exposure. The children’s mother, 29-year-old, Bahar Dixon and 36-year-old, Chad Luton were arrested and each charged with First degree Child Neglect. Upon completion of the investigation, more charges against Ms. Dixon and Mr. Luton are likely.
Two stolen vehicles were recovered that were parked in the garage. Recovered were a 2006 Nissan Frontier pickup and a 1986 Toyota MR2. Located as part of the warrant were stolen laptop computers and hundreds of pieces of stolen mail. There was evidence that stolen checks were being altered and cashed.
The Washington County CLET team responded to remove the Methamphetamine lab and dispose of it safely. Columbia County assisted with the cleanup by sending personnel from their clandestine lab team. Investigators worked throughout the night to process the evidence and remove the harmful contaminants from the house.
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