Norwood, MO. – A small building next to the TA truck stop in Norwood, MO. sustained serious damage this morning as it caught fire, according to recent reports.
Employee’s with the TA truck stop stated that the flames were extinguished by roughly 9:15am this morning, and that the building was an independent business that was a truck wash before TA purchased the truck stop.
The owner of the wash has been identified as Billy Gleason, who was also arrested last year as a part of a meth investigation where the truck wash was being used as a meth distribution location. At the time of the operation, a quarter pound of what is called “high-grade ICE Methamphetamine”, which is valued at around $10,000, was found and confiscated. 5 other people were also arrested at the time.
The building appears to be a complete loss, but no other damage to other buildings has been reported at this time. No further details are known.
