A former Warminster man has admitted to operating a methamphetamines lab that caused a fire in his basement last year.
In a Bucks County court appearance Nov. 24, Jason Nunez, 43, pleaded guilty to four felonies including risking a catastrophe, operating a methamphetamines lab and related misdemeanors in the May 21, 2024 fire. Prosecutors dropped a felony charge. Bucks County Common Pleas Court Judge Wallace Bateman Jr. accepted the plea and he deferred sentencing until next year.
The U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force apprehended Nunez earlier this year in Philadelphia, after he alluded authorities for more than a year. Warminster police had been searching for Nunez since they saw him coming upstairs from his basement apartment in the 700 block of Lillian Lane as firefighters were battling a blaze and searching for other occupants.When police went into the basement, they saw smoke in the bathroom area and a soaking wet carpet, according to a probable cause affidavit. Firefighters also found active fire in the walls…