Crime & Safety
Three Jefferson and Dent Counties Residents Indicted on Meth Charges
Note: Charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Three residents of Jefferson and Dent counties have been indicted on methamphetamine charges, according to a press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Missouri.
Danny Boyer, of Fenton, Jeffrey Shultz, of Pacific, and Barbara Boyer, of Salem, were each indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to possess and one count of possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to make methamphetamine. Pseudoephedrine is a main component of methamphetamine.
According to the release, if convicted, the accused could face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.
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The Franklin County Narcotics Enforcement Unit investigated the case. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Winfield is currently handling the case.
Recently, the Arnold city council has discussed limiting the sales of certain over-the-counter medicines that contain pseudoephedrine, according to a previous .
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On Nov. 14, the council passed an ordinance restricting the sales of drugs containing pseudoephedrine, however the way the vote was passed is being disputed, according to a previous
In a letter to the council, Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver Boyer asked the council to consider implementing the restrictions.
“These types of incidents will continue without your (the councilmen’s) help,” Boyer said in the letter, in reference to another incident.