By Lori EhdeA rural Hills man was sentenced in Rock County District Court for his role in a meth lab seized last fall.Darwin Gene Otten, 45 at the time of the arrest, was sentenced on Feb. 13 to 180 days in the Prairie Justice Center, Worthington. He’ll get credit for 94 days already served.Otten initially faced two charges of first-degree controlled substance crimes — one for attempted manufacture of meth and one for conspiracy to produce meth (for possessing the precursors to produce meth). Otten was also charged with fifth-degree controlled substance crime for possessing meth.He and Donald Frederick Wilson, 50 at the time, were arrested Nov. 12, after authorities found a meth lab in the house they were renting in Martin Township near Hills.With the aid of the High Risk Entry Team, law enforcement recovered a handgun and a long list of items used to manufacture meth. Many of the items were found in a shop and corn crib on the premises.The list includes, for example, starter fluid, paint stripper, acetone, pseudoephedrine, glass jars, rubber gloves, coffee filters, lithium batteries, drain opener, anhydrous ammonia tanks, a hot grill, a bong and miscellaneous containers with colored, layered mixtures.The two men were living on a rented acreage owned by Charlie Sandager, who later decided to destroy the home, rather than pay the high cost of detoxifying the place of meth residue.In addition to jail time, Otten must pay more than $2,000 in fines, complete in-patient chemical dependency treatment and aftercare, complete halfway house placement, attend AA or NA meetings at least twice a week, abstain from alcohol or other mood altering substances, submit random blood, breath or urine samples, provide a DNA sample and be on probation for three years.Wilson, who is currently in custody of the Prairie Justice Center, Worthington, is scheduled for jury trial March 29 and 30 in Rock County.