On March 31, 2015, Officer Flaude Dillon of the Logansport Police
Department, who also serves on the department’s meth suppression unit,
received a tip concerning Dewitt and Jesse Dewitt (Jesse) from a fellow
narcotics officer. The information prompted Officer Dillon to review records
from the national pseudoephedrine database.1 Because Officer Dillon
considered the quan... More...   $0 (04-29-2016 - IN)

On December 3, 2014, Sergeant Gerald Johnson, Jr. of the Bandera County Sheriff’s
Department received information regarding a possible clandestine methamphetamine laboratory
located at Calbat’s residence. Sgt. Johnson also determined two people believed to be residing at
the same address had active outstanding arrest warrants. Sgt. Johnson and two other deputies
visited the a... More...   $0 (04-27-2016 - TX)

A Sullivan County Grand Jury indicted the Defendant for one count of initiation of a process intended to result in the manufacture of methamphetamine, one count of conspiracy to manufacture .5 gram or more of a substance containing methamphetamine, one count of aggravated burglary, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, one count of possession of marijuana, and two counts of possession ... More...   $0 (04-21-2016 - TN)

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on October 4, 2012, Investigators Mike Traxler and
Stacey Rollison of the Warren County Sheriff’s Department responded to a tip that
Whitehead was manufacturing methamphetamine at the address where she lived with her
eighty-year-old grandmother, Ruby Mills. Investigator Traxler knocked on the front door
while Investigator Rollison watched the back of the... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - MS)

¶1. A jury sitting before the Warren County Circuit Court found Kimberly Ann Whitehead guilty of possession of pseudoephedrine and ammonium nitrate with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, and possession of .1 gram or more, but less than two grams, of methamphetamine. Whitehead appeals and raises four issues: (1) there was insufficient evidence to find her guilty of either charge; (2... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - MS)

At trial, Investigator Chris Littrell testified that, at the time of the offense, he was employed with the Waynesboro At trial, Investigator Chris Littrell testified that, at the time of the offense, he was employed with the Waynesboro Police Department. Investigator Littrell attended the Methamphetamine Task Force School and received training from the Clandestine Laboratory Investigations Certif... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - TN)

Defendant Cara N. Perry, along with her codefendant husband, Charles E. Shelly, entered a no contest plea to one count of unlawful distribution of a drug precursor and one count of unlawful possession of a drug precursor. Defense counsel did not file a timely direct appeal. Perry filed a pro se K.S.A. 60-1507 motion, arguing that she should have been sentenced under the identical offense doctrine ... More...   $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

On March 5, 2012, Shelly pleaded no contest to one count of unlawful distribution of a drug precursor and one count of unlawful possession of a drug precursor, both in violation of K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 21-5710 and both severity level 2 drug felonies. On April 6, 2012, he was sentenced to 56 months' imprisonment for unlawful distribution of a drug precursor concurrent to 49 months' imprisonment for un... More...   $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

Jackson County Residents Charged With Methamphetamine Offenses

Two Jackson County residents were indicted on March 8, 2016, for methamphetamine-related offenses, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today.

Kyle E. Easterly, 29, and Charles W. Yearian, a/k/a "Chucky," 29, both of Murphysboro, are charged in a two-count ind... More...   $0 (03-18-2016 - IL)

Ashley Stephens, an agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, received several tips that Carloss, a previously convicted felon, was unlawfully
in possession of a firearm, possibly a machine gun, and was selling methamphetamine.
In order to investigate these tips, Agent Stephens, along with Tahlequah, Oklahoma
police investigator Elden Graves, went one aft... More...   $0 (03-14-2016 - CO)

On January 20, 2015, officers from the Hartford City Police Department
executed a search warrant at Pearson’s residence. They discovered four blister
packs of pseudoephedrine and containers of solvents, Coleman fuel, sulfuric
acid, and an HCL generator. They also discovered drug paraphernalia,
including hypodermic needles and a digital scale with white residue on it.
Pe... More...   $0 (02-29-2016 - IN)

On February 3, 2013, the defendant, Christopher Wayne Lindsey,
confronted David Easterling at the residence of Easterling’s girlfriend,
Kimberly Peavy, who also happened to be the defendant’s estranged wife.
As Easterling attempted to leave Peavy’s residence in his vehicle, Lindsey
reached through the vehicle window and stabbed Easterling in the left arm.
Easterling lost cons... More...   $0 (02-27-2016 - LA)

Defendant, Jefferson Faggard,I was charged with two counts of creation or
operation of a clandestine laboratory for the unlawful manufacture of a controlled
dangerous substance, in violation of La. R.S. 40:983, occurring on or about
October 9,2013 (count one) and November 8,2012 (count two). He was also
charged with one count of possession of methamphetamine, in violation of La... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - LA)

In early April 2013, Indiana State Police Sergeant Paul Andry was conducting
an investigation involving Neace. During the investigation, Sergeant Andry
contacted Leah Ewen, who Sergeant Andry suspected had recently been in
contact with Neace. On April 17, Sergeant Andry and Ewen met at Ewen’s
place of employment. At the meeting, Ewen admitted to using
methamphetamine, p... More...   $0 (02-06-2016 - IN)

Raleigh, NC - Pink Hill Men Sentenced For Methamphetamine Possession & Firearm Offense

Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt, sentenced RALPH EDWARD STROUD, 50, and LORNE HOWARD, 47, both of Pink Hill, North Carolina, to 132 months’ imprisonment followed by 5 years’ supervised release and 70 months’ imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release respectively.

... More...   $0 (02-03-2016 - NC)

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Two sentenced for drug trafficking

Two individuals were sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Vincent Paul Gibson, 29, of Coalton, West Virginia, was discovered in Randolph County, West Virginia, in possession of materials commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine. Those materi... More...   $0 (01-26-2016 - WV)

This case relates to a search of the appellant‟s home on March 12, 2014. Earlier that day, Detective Matt Blansett of the Marion County Sheriff‟s Department (MCSD) submitted an affidavit in which he listed the following as the “factual basis supporting probable cause” for issuance of a search warrant for the residence:
1. The affiant received information from Christopher Lee Tr... More...   $0 (01-26-2016 - TN)

Defendant, Jeremy Thompson, was indicted in the circuit court of Hamilton County on two counts relating to events that occurred on July 21, 2011, at the Hamson Ag farm supply company in Dahlgren, Illinois. Count I charged defendant with procurement of anhydrous ammonia with the intent to be used to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of section 25(a)(2) of the Act. 720 ILCS 646/25(a)(2) (West... More...   $0 (01-22-2016 - IL)

The Petitioner, along with several other individuals, was arrested at his wife‟s home for initiation of a process intended to manufacture methamphetamine. The following facts, as outlined in his direct appeal, are relevant to the issues presented in this case. [The Petitioner] answered the door wearing gloves, and backed up and put his hands on his head, seeming to indicate that the detect... More...   $0 (01-11-2016 - TN)

Pendleton County Sheriff Craig Peeples began to suspect that Appellant
was manufacturing methamphetamine on her property on Kennedy Ridge in
Pendleton County. He started tracking her unusually large purchases of
"ephedrine," an ingredient required for manufacturing methamphetamine.
With the cooperation of a local hardware store, he also tracked her purchases
of other items... More...   $0 (12-27-2015 - KY)

Denver, CO - enver Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Charges

Defendant is part of large-scale Drug Trafficking Organization case led by Debbi Martinez

Carol Hawley of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced on Monday, December 21st, 2015 by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to serve 240 months (20 years) i... More...   $0 (12-23-2015 - CO)

Denver, CO - Denver Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Charges

Defendant is part of large-scale Drug Trafficking Organization case led by Debbi Martinez

Carol Hawley of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced on Monday, December 21st, 2015 by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to serve 240 months (20 years) ... More...   $0 (12-23-2015 - CO)

Benton, IL - Union County Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Offenses

Nathan G. Stokes, 34, of Anna, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for methamphetamine related offenses.

Stokes, who had previously pled guilty to a two-count indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and possessing pseudoephedrine knowing that it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine... More...   $0 (12-22-2015 - IL)

Mark Allan Biddix (“Defendant”) appeals from judgment entered following his
plea of guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine, two counts of conspiracy to
manufacture methamphetamine, ten counts of possession of an immediate precursor
chemical used to manufacture methamphetamine, and continuing a criminal
enterprise. Defendant does not have a statutory right to appeal the issue ... More...   $0 (12-17-2015 - NC)

The Petitioner, along with several other individuals, was arrested at his wife‟s home for initiation of a process intended to manufacture methamphetamine. The following facts, as outlined in his direct appeal, are relevant to the issues presented in this case. [The Petitioner] answered the door wearing gloves, and backed up and put his hands on his head, seeming to indicate that the detec... More...   $0 (12-12-2015 - TN)