Man Indicted by Grand Jury on Assaulting Officer, Making Meth Charges
Thomas Rockenstein pulled a knife on officers during a search of his residence. After being disarmed, he told officers, "I wish you would have killed me."
A man was indicted by a St. Charles County grand jury Feb. 15 on several charges related to a Jan. 29 Drug Task Force search of his mother’s home. Thomas Rockenstein, 55, of the 1400 block of Prospect Lakes Drive near Wentzville, faces charges of assaulting an officer, manufacturing a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance and possessing drug-related items. St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies were asked to check on the welfare of Rockenstein’s elderly mother Jan. 29. When they arrived, they found several items used to make methamphetamine in the home. Deputies notified the St. Charles County Drug Task Force, which sent detectives to search the home. Rockenstein, 55, pleaded guilty to several drug charges in April 2009. …
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