Bryce Cazier, 21, has surrendered to police after allegedly having a meth lab in his BYU-approved apartment room in Provo, Utah, according to Deseret News.Josh Riboldi, a senior in finance from Provo, Utah, said, “There is a lot more drug busts in Provo than people think. This story doesn’t surprise me at all. Growing up in Provo this was a frequent thing that most people don’t know about.”Deseret News reported that Cazier and his roommates notice smoke coming from his room. Upon entering they found a small fire, which was quickly put out. Cazier left shortly after, locking his room behind him. Cazier’s roommates picked the lock to look at some suspicious items they notices in his room.“Living with random people can be a little risky. You never know what could be going on behind their closed door. This is a great example of that. I would have done the same thing if I were his roommates,” said Sam Muller, a sophomore in business from California.Deseret News reported Cazier has hired an attorney, Jere Reneer, who said his client is someone who likes making his own soap using herbal extracts and “is into making stuff, chemistry, kind of an erector set thing.”Provo Police Sgt. Brandon Post said, “What gives this away that it was a meth lab, is the fact it’s a meth lab. It was not a soap-making operation,” according to Deseret News.John Kaufman, a senior in IDS from Arizona, said, “I think the whole ‘Breaking Bad’ series is what started the meth lab revolution. Before that show meth obviously existed, but it wasn’t portrayed in the lime light like it was in ‘Breaking Bad.’ I don’t know if this kid was influenced by that show or not, but it definitely could be a possibility.”According to KUTV, Renner said, “I can see where it’s a big news story to say ‘meth lab and BYU’ over and over, certainly would pique attention and is perfect for the press. But we just want to bring it back to ground zero, which is there’s due process here.”Cazier is a student at BYU in Provo, Utah. According to his Facebook page he is studying Spanish. Bail for Cazier has been set at $50,000, according to KUTV.
Writer: Reid Crickmore ~ Multimedia Journalist
