GIBSON CO., Ind./RICHLAND CO., Ill. – A couple of Richland County names have turned up in a huge Indiana meth bust, with Richland County authorities and Southern Illinois Drug Task Force members receiving credit for assistance.
A press release out of Gibson County shows that earlier today (September 12, 2019), officers with the Princeton Police Department, Indiana State Police and the DEA Task Force in cooperation with the Gibson County Prosecutor’s Office, assembles to serve arrest warrants for members of a methamphetamine drug trafficking organization based in Gibson County, Indiana. A nine-month investigation into the methamphetamine organization resulted in the arrest warrants for 23 subjects along with the seizure of approximately one pound of meth, five firearms and approximately $10,000 in cash.
Subjects arrested in the Gibson County, Indiana, area, were: Clay Boyer, Bradley Turner, Christopher Vore, Brian Lasley, Adam Staat, Michael French, Steven Alldredge, Kimual Stevens, Stephen Johnson and Jeffrey Burkhart. Also arrested but already in custody in the Gibson County Jail were Eric Oliver, Daniel Freeman, Trenton Besing and Erin Lance.
The following subject were not located during the morning arrests: George Hartley, Ryan Bennett, Clifton Teeters, Kurt Bredemeier, John Johnson, Jacqueline Lloyd and Matthew Pedigo. Any information on the whereabouts of the at-large individuals are urged to contact the Princeton Police Department.
Assistance from the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force and Richland County, Illinois, Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of Roberta Eaton. Amandda Stewart, who was already in custody in Richland County, was also arrested on Gibson County warrants.
Charges stemming from the investigation are Conspiracy to Deal Methamphetamine, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of Hypodermic Needle, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Paraphernalia.
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