Sky Lake focus of raid

Published 3:00 pm Wednesday, July 16, 2014

CHESAPEAKE — The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is in the process of executing a search warrant at Sky Lake outside of Chesapeake.

A back room by a restaurant next to the lake is the focus of the warrant. The room may allegedly be housing gambling machines, according to Sheriff Jeff Lawless.

“We are executing a search warrant about possible illegal activities,” Lawless said.

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Law enforcement were on the scene by 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.