June 25, 2003

Contact:

Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025

CHARGES FILED IN DOWNTOWN METH LAB CASE

Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. filed formal charges today against a man and a woman accused of operating a meth lab in a downtown high-rise loft.

Vince Kristynik (DOB: 6-11-60) and Cynthia Taylor (DOB: 6-21-64) are charged with manufacturing a controlled substance (F3), possession of chemicals or supplies for manufacturing a controlled substance (F3), possession of a methamphetamine precursor (F3), possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (F3) and possession of a controlled substance (F4).

The meth lab was discovered June 22, 2003 in a 17^th Street apartment, after a neighbor reported suspicious activity to the police.

Taylor is being held in the Denver County Jail on $30,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in Denver County Court, Room 12T, on June 27, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. to be advised of the charges. Kristynik was released from jail on $30,000 bond and will appear in the same courtroom July 9, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. for his formal advisement.

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*The filing of a criminal charge is merely a formal accusation that an individual(s) committed a crime(s) under Colorado laws.  A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.  See Colo. RPC 3.6