A West Valley man confessed Wednesday he let an acquaintance use his garage to store equipment and chemicals involved in manufacturing methamphetamine.
Thomas Dixon also pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a .25-caliber pistol and a .38-caliber pistol when he was arrested Aug. 20, 1989.In exchange for Dixon's guilty pleas, prosecutor Wayne Dance agreed to dismiss single counts of manufacturing methamphetamine, also known as crank or speed, and possession of a liquid containing the drug with intent to convert it to powder form.
Utah federal Judge Aldon Anderson set Dixon's sentencing for Aug. 3. He could be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison and fined up to $350,000.
Dixon and co-defendants Larry D. Richards and Leon H. Smith were arrested last August during a raid on three suspected methamphetamine labs in Salt Lake County.