Verbosky sentenced to 12 years for cooking meth

Matthew Verbosky, 28 of Rising Sun, was sentenced on January 10 to 12 years in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine lab located in Ripley County. Four years of the sentence was suspended to probation.

Verbosky had been charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine, both Class B Felonies. A jury heard evidence for two days and then returned a guilty verdict.

The court found Verbosky's pending charges in Switzerland County to be aggravating considerations. The defendant has cases pending in that county for Possession of Cocaine, as well as another case for maintaining an Illegal Drug Lab in his Vevay apartment. A prior felony assault conviction was also considered by the court.

Chief Deputy Prosecutor Ryan King noted that the use of methamphetamine in Indiana has reached epidemic proportions. He was pleased with Circuit Court Judge Carl Taul's decision and said this sort of sentence should act as a deterrent to "would be" methamphetamine users and cookers in Ripley County.