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Fairfield police arrest man, seize 33 pounds of meth, cash
FAIRFIELD – Fairfield police arrested a man Saturday and say they found 33 pounds of methamphetamine and a loaded gun in his vehicle.
The man was Clinton Wynn of Ottumwa, who was pulled over that day by Fairfield Officer Robert Barker. Barker, a K-9 officer, had his police dog Cy sniff the vehicle. The dog signaled that there was a controlled substance inside.
Authorities seized the vehicle and through a search warrant found 33 pounds of methamphetamine in individually wrapped packages, according to a news release from Jefferson County Attorney Chauncey Moulding.
If sold at its street value of $50 per gram, this would be worth $750,000. Officers also found a loaded Glock firearm and more than $11,000 in cash.
Moulding indicated that Wynn had active warrants for felony weapons charges outside Jefferson County. Wynn was charged with possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine more than 5 kilograms, as well as weapons and tax-stamp felonies. He is being held in the Jefferson County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
Moulding said that, on the methamphetamine charge alone, Wynn could be sentenced to 50 years in prison if found guilty.
Clinton Wynn
Members of the Fairfield Police Department and Jefferson County Attorney Chauncey Moulding, right, stand beside the evidence obtained from a search warrant of Clinton Wynn's vehicle Saturday that led to his arrest. Pictured are 33 pounds of individually wrapped bags of methamphetamine, a Glock firearm, and about $11,500 in cash. Shown on the left side are K-9 Officer Robert Barker and his dog, Cy, who sniffed the car and signaled there was a controlled substance inside. (Photo courtesy of Chauncey Moulding)
This shows the 33 pounds of methamphetamine, loaded Glock firearm and approximately $11,500 in cash seized from Clinton Wynn's vehicle Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Chauncey Moulding)
