Christiansburg man pleads guilty to nearly 30 counts of making meth

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. - A Christiansburg man pleaded guilty Wednesday to 28 counts of making methamphetamine, according to Montgomery County Commonwealth’s Attorney Mary Pettitt.

As part of the plea agreement, 30-year-old Travis Radford was sentenced to serve 14 years in prison with an additional 26 years suspended and will have to pay a fine of $300.

While executing a search warrant last October, members of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and Town of Christiansburg Police Department found multiple items associated with the manufacture and sale of methamphetamine, including camping fuel, muriatic acid, drain opener, scales, one-gram baggies, brass knuckles, an Hcl generator and pseudoephedrine pills. 

In a shed, they found four Hcl generators, lithium batteries, ammonium nitrate, funnels, coffee filters, drain opener, camping fuel and muriatic acid along with 20 grocery bags. 

Radford was interviewed and said he learned to cook methamphetamine two and a half years ago. Since then, he said, he has cooked methamphetamine once a week and started cooking in the shed sometime around June 2016.  He admitted the methamphetamine-related trash in the shed was from his cooks. In a later interview, he said he would cook twice a week to get the supply up. 

Investigation into the receipts and corresponding pseudo logs led police to identify 11 individuals who were involved in the methamphetamine manufacturing operation at Radford’s residence:

• Jackie Easton Linkous Jr., 40, of Christiansburg, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, six counts of accessory before the fact to manufacturing, and two counts of manufacturing methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison with 40 years suspended and a $200 fine. 
• Jerry Ray Vaught, 54, of Christiansburg, was convicted of accessory before the fact to manufacturing and was sentenced to 10 years with eight years and three months suspended. 
• Justin Scott Robinson, 24, of Christiansburg, was convicted of accessory before the fact to manufacturing and sentenced to five years, all suspended. 
• Pamela Sue Akers, 51, of Riner, was charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and given a deferred disposition based on participation in a drug-treatment program and supervised probation. 
• Tim Wayne Radford, 48, of Christiansburg, was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and accessory before the fact to manufacturing. He was sentenced to 20 years with 18 suspended and a $200 fine. 
• Craig Steven Dowdy, 46, of Pilot, was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and sentenced to 10 years with eight years and three months suspended.

Several others are awaiting trial: 

• Jesse Allan Thomas, 31, of Christiansburg, was charged with 16 counts of conspiracy to manufacture. 
• Trinity Michelle Allen, 20, of Christiansburg, was charged with four counts of accessory before the fact to manufacturing. 
• Darrell Scott Akers Jr, 29, of Shawsville, was charged with eight counts of accessory before the fact to manufacturing and conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. 
• Christopher Robert Bibb, 36, of Shawsville, was charged with 20 counts of accessory before the fact to manufacturing and conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.

Amber Nicole Reed, 28, of Shawsville, pleaded guilty to and was found guilty of conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine and four counts of accessory before the fact to manufacturing. Her sentencing is scheduled for October 26.

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