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Crossroads Gun Shows Official Indicted on Drugs, Weapons Charges
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Crossroads Gun Shows Official Indicted on Drugs, Weapons Charges Thursday, January 10, 2002 BY MICHAEL VIGHTHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The vice-president of the Kaysville-based Crossroads of the West Gun Shows -- one of the nation's largest firearms conventions -- was indicted Wednesday on a federal charge of illegally possessing guns and drugs in his home. Jeffrey Templeton, 35, and his wife, Collette, 32, are charged in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City with possession of a firearm by an unlawful user or person addicted to a controlled substance. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, said Melodie Rydalch, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City. The indictment lists 57 firearms confiscated at the home by agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Kaysville police on Dec. 11. The discovery was made after someone at the Templetons' home in Kaysville called police to report something suspicious, possibly a burglar or prowler. But when Kaysville police arrived, they spotted a slew of weapons with illegal drugs nearby, said Kaysville Police Chief Dave Helquist. He said the drugs appeared to be methamphetamine and are being tested. "We saw in plain view drugs that looked illegal to us," Helquist said. "We weren't surprised to see the guns because they are in the firearms business." The Templetons were charged Dec. 13 in 2nd District Court with illegal possession or use of a controlled substance and possession with intent to manufacture or produce a controlled substance, both felonies. They are also charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana and use or possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records. Both were jailed but posted bail. Crossroads President Bob Templeton said he was unaware that his son or daughter-in-law had been charged with a federal crime, but confirmed his son is vice-president of the organization. The Crossroads of the West is the largest gun show, with more combined customers than any other show in America, according to the organization's Web site. This year, there are 36 gun shows scheduled throughout the West. mvigh@sltrib.com http://www.sltrib.com/01102002/utah/166235.htm