Daughter on summer visitation with dad disappears; police find marijuana, meth lab, but no girl (Mulberry, Florida)

Dad JOHN MICHAEL DUNN apparently had summer visitation with his daughter, who lived with her mom in Ohio. Well, Mom stopped hearing from the girl, so she contacted the police. The police haven't found the girl, but they did find a meth lab and marijuana.

Do kids really need visitation with a dad like this?

http://www.theledger.com/article/20090717/NEWS/907175049/1134?Title=Searching-For-Child-Deputies-Find-Bust-Meth-Lab

Searching For Child, Deputies Find, Bust Meth Lab
By SARAH STEGAL
LEDGER CORRESPONDENT
Published: Friday, July 17, 2009 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 3:22 a.m.

John Michael Dunn, 41, of 4390 Ramblewood Place, in Mulberry was arrested after numerous items used to manufacture meth were found in a shed at his house, the Sheriff's Office said.

The lab is one of the largest located in unincorporated Polk, according to the Bureau of Special Investigations for the Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to a call from Ohio about 3:30 p.m. from the mother of a girl who said she hadn't heard from her daughter in days.

The girl was supposedly staying with Dunn, who is her biological father, the woman told the Sheriff's Office.

Instead of Dunn's daughter, deputies found small marijuana plants growing in the backyard.
Patrol deputies then requested assistance from undercover narcotics detectives.

After obtaining a search warrant, the fully operational meth lab, along with 96 marijuana plants were uncovered.

So far this year, 22 meth labs have been seized, the most in the last 10 years, the Sheriff's Office said.

Forty-seven people have been arrested in unincorporated Polk since January for the manufacture of methamphetamine.

In 2008, only seven meth labs were located, and eight people were arrested.

Dunn is charged with armed trafficking in methamphetamine, armed trafficking in cannabis, maintaining a dwelling for drug use, use of a conveyance for trafficking, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of weapons offenses.

He is being held without bail.

There is also a juvenile pick-up order issued for the girl for theft and absconding.

PCSO is continuing to investigate her whereabouts.