The McCracken County Sheriff's Department says 25-year-old Kenneth Wayne Corbit II turned himself in at their department at 1:00 pm Wednesday.
He was taken to McCracken County Regional Jail. He faces charges of 3rd degree burglary, 1st degree criminal mischief and manufacturing methamphetamine.
Original Story:
Police are looking for a suspect they say was involved in a meth lab explosion Wednesday evening.
At 5:21 pm Wednesday, McCracken County dispatch received a report of a house fire at an abandoned mobile home in the 5500 block of Harris Road. Callers told dispatchers there was a naked man, later identified as 25-year-old Kenneth Wayne Corbit II, laying outside the home.
Concord Fire Department and McCracken County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene and began working to put out the fire. Corbit was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Deputies said the fire had burned Corbit's clothes off.
Detectives said they later learned that Corbit had been making meth inside the home when there was an explosion, causing the trailer to catch fire. They also learned that Corbit was homeless and had recently been reported missing from Jonesboro, Arkansas. There were reportedly other suspects involved in the operation who fled immediately after the explosion.
Deputies said a local hospital failed to notify them as requested and released Corbit Friday afternoon. He is wanted on charges of 3rd degree burglary, 1st degree criminal mischief and manufacturing methamphetamine.
Police are asking anyone who knows where Corbit might be to contact their local law enforcement agency.
Additional Information: When asked about the hospital's lack of notification, the Sheriff's Department indicated the county attorney will check into the matter next week, but it's possible that no laws were broken by staff. The name of the hospital was not provided.
