WHITLEY CITY — A McCreary County grand jury has indicted six individuals arrested last month for making meth lab in a home by the local school bus garage.
All six have been collectively charged with Manufacture of Methamphetamine in connection to the November 8 incident when Kentucky State Police Trooper Tony Dingess and McCreary Deputy Sheriff Jerry Meadows discovered an active meth lab after detecting a strong chemical odor to be emanating from the Dixie home.
Donnie R. Barnett, 32, 364 Valley Road, Stearns, and Josh R. Phillips, 25, Marshes Siding, were each charged with first-degree Persistent Felony Offender. Barnett was convicted of theft charges in 2007 and cultivating marijuana in 2001. Phillips was convicted of Complicity to Assault under Extreme Emotional Disturbance in 2005 as well as theft charges in 2000.
Billy R. Stephens Jr., 25, 92 Ken Tucker Road, Stearns, was also charged with second-degree PFO — having been previously convicted of theft charges in 2007.
Garra D. Kidd, 21, 321 Poley Ellis Road, Pine Knot, was additionally charged with Tampering with Physical Evidence for tearing up a “paper list of cooking items” used to make methamphetamine.
Amanda Morgan, 23, 47 Maple Street, Whitley City, was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia after being found with a syringe.
The remaining defendant is Jamie H. Lynch, 20, 513 Main Street, Whitley City.
The grand jury also returned indictments against:
• Joni Helton, 310 Old Kidd School Road, Pine Knot: first-degree Possession of a Controlled Substance (oxycodone) and first-degree Promoting Contraband. On June 25, Trp. Dingess found Helton in possession of an unspecified quantity of oxycodone. She then brought 63.5 suboxone pills into the McCreary County Detention Center.
• Jacqueline A. Bailey, Cal Hill Road, Pine Knot: first-degree Possession of a Controlled Substance (oxycodone). Trp. Dingess investigated the April 29 incident.
• Lavonnia Marlow, Brittany Marlow, both of 168 C. Bryant Road, Williamsburg, and Tony N. Swords, 326 Lindenburg Drive, Williamsburg: Cultivating Marijuana over 5 Plants. The trio was growing 154 marijuana plants on May 1 in a case presented by KSP Detective Billy Correll.
• Delbert Rollins, 120 Carlos Vanover Road, Parkers Lake, and Waymond Perry, Parkers Lake: second-degree Burglary and Theft By Unlawful Taking $500-10,000. On October 7, the pair unlawfully entered the residence of Tim and Cindy Higgenbotham and took a Dewalt miter saw along with various other items. Perry has also been charged with second-degree PFO, having been convicted of drug possession in 2007.
• Daniel Crabtree and April Crabtree, both of Coal Pit Road, Revelo: Making a False Statement As To Identity In Order to Obtain a Credit Card (separate counts) and third-degree Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument (joint count). On September 1, the Crabtrees had a letter forged with the signature of Rachel Flanegan and made false statements on September 9. Mr. Crabtree was also charged with second-degree PFO, having been convicted of cocaine possession in 2003.
• Ketchie C. Sears, 339 Old Shiner Road, Corbin: Operating a Motor Vehicle under the Influence of Alcohol (fourth offense). Trp. Dingess presented the October 31 incident.
• Alice Faye Cash, 6198 Beulah Heights Road, Whitley City: Theft by Unlawful Taking $500-10,000, Abuse of Public Trust $10,000-$100,000 and second-degree Forgery. As reported last week, Cash is facing two separate multi-count indictments in connection with her former job as McCreary County Attorney’s Office secretary.
Readers are reminded that an indictment is a charge and should not be considered as evidence of an individual’s guilt. Anyone under indictment is presumed innocent until and unless convicted in a court of law.
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