Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Jonathan Bacott was charged with attempting to make methamphetamine after buying several meth-related items at a Wentzville store.
Detectives searched a man’s car after he and another man bought several items used to make methamphetamine at a Wentzville store. Jonathan Bacott, 28, was charged Tuesday with attempting to make methamphetamine. Bacott’s last known address is in the 800 block of Larkspur Lane in O’Fallon. The second man has not been charged. St. Charles County Regional Drug Task Force detectives said they received a report that Bacott and another man bought a variety of items used to make meth at the Wentzville Schnuck’s store, 1960 Wentzville Parkway. Detectives said they recognized Bacott’s name and address from other ongoing meth investigations. After searching Bacott, detectives said they found a baggie with marijuana and a pen shaft with white powder …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Ricky Coppedge had 83.62 grams of pseudoephedrine hidden under his car hood and 13 grams of meth hidden in his dashboard, according to a court document.
A Greenville, MO man was arrested Feb. 28 in an ongoing investigation into buying pseudoephedrine for methamphetamine production. Ricky Coppedge, 32, of Greenville, MO was charged March 31 by the St. Charles County Prosecutor’s Office with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to make meth. St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said they stopped Coppedge in the 1300 block of Forest Way in Wentzville as he was buying pseudoephedrine from a third party for $100. Officers also found a knotted plastic bag in his pocket that contained one gram of meth. Officers also said they found 116 blister packs containing 83.52 grams of pseudoehedrine hidden underneath the hood of his …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Drug Task Force detectives said they were going to trade pseudoephedrine tablets from the transaction in Wentzville for more finished meth.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Joe Scott
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Monday, October 1, 2012
A trio consisting of a mother, daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend were arrested on drug charges after selling fake methamphetamine and real meth to an undercover officer in Wentzville Sept. 17 and Sept. 19. The mother and daughter were charged Sept. 20 with delivery or manufacture of an imitation controlled substance, distributing a controlled substance, and possessing chemicals with intent to produce a controlled substance: The boyfriend, Jordan Hase, 24, of Warrenton, was charged with distributing a controlled substance, and possessing chemicals with intent to produce a controlled substance and possessing drug paraphernalia with intent to sell or deliver. St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said that Johnston drove Peroutka …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Highland Pharmaceuticals plans to offer Zephrex-D in St. Louis pharmacies by November. The new decongestant reportedly cannot be converted into meth and might not require a prescription.
In an effort to fight methamphetamine, some Missouri cities and counties, including St. Charles County, are passing ordinances requiring prescriptions to purchase pseudoephedrine products like Claritin-D and Allegra-D. Pseudoephedrine is a key meth-making ingredient, and it can be extracted from popular allergy medications. Now, a new decongestant set for sale in St. Louis area pharmacies in November is touted as meth-resistant and is gaining support from area drug agents. Zephrex-D, manufactured by Maryland Heights-based Highland Pharmaceuticals, is a new pseudoephedrine product that police and the drug's maker hope will stop meth cooks in their tracks. "St. Louis is our test market and it's our opportunity to get some consumer learning …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
"Patch" takes a look at five items that made news throughout St. Charles County in 2011.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Scott
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
1. Protesting funeral protests For St. Charles County, 2011 started with shouts of “USA” and choruses of “God Bless America” as a flag and sign-wielding St. Charles County and St. Louis area residents countered a demonstration by four Westboro Baptist Church members. The Topeka, KS-based church members were protesting outside the St. Charles County administrative building and the St. Charles City Hall. The protest was a response to a St. Charles County ordinance prohibiting picketing within 300 feet of funeral services one hour before and one hour after the ceremony. "Ten years ago, we didn't need a law like this because everyone respected people's right to mourn their deceased relatives," said County Executive Steve Ehlmann, at the time…
Patch takes a look at five items that made news throughout St. Charles County in 2011.
1. Protesting funeral protests For St. Charles County, 2011 started with shouts of “USA” and choruses of “God Bless America” as a flag and sign-wielding St. Charles County and St. Louis area residents countered a demonstration by four Westboro Baptist Church members. The Topeka, KS-based church members were protesting outside the St. Charles County administrative building and the St. Charles City Hall. The protest was a response to a St. Charles County ordinance prohibiting picketing within 300 feet of funeral services one hour before and one hour after the ceremony. "Ten years ago, we didn't need a law like this because everyone respected people's right to mourn their deceased relatives," said County Executive Steve Ehlmann, at the time…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
After prescriptions are required for pseudoephedrine products in St. Charles County, the allergy medication sales jumped significantly in Bridgeton, Maryland Heights and Chesterfield.
Sales of pseudoephedrine in St. Louis County cities bordering St. Charles County spiked in September after St. Charles County banned over-the-counter sales, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article. Sales were especially high in cities near bridges connecting St. Charles and St. Louis counties. In Bridgeton, sales in September jumped 81 percent over August. In Maryland Heights, they increased 59 percent, while in Chesterfield they increased 51 percent. The Post-Dispatch reported that industry representatives attributed the increase to allergy sufferers in St. Charles, Jefferson and Franklin Counties. A registered nurse noted allergies flare up in the fall when weather changes, during ragweed and pollen season. “I don’t know if I’d …
After prescriptions are required for pseudoephedrine products in St. Charles County, the allergy medication sales jumped significantly in Bridgeton, Maryland Heights and Chesterfield.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Scott
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sales of pseudoephedrine in St. Louis County cities bordering St. Charles County spiked in September after St. Charles County banned over-the-counter sales, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article. Sales were especially high in cities near bridges connecting St. Charles and St. Louis counties. In Bridgeton, sales in September jumped 81 percent over August. In Maryland Heights, they increased 59 percent, while in Chesterfield they increased 51 percent. The Post-Dispatch reported that industry representatives attributed the increase to allergy sufferers in St. Charles, Jefferson and Franklin Counties. A registered nurse noted allergies flare up in the fall when weather changes, during ragweed and pollen season. “I don’t know if I’d …
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Patch readers share their thoughts on the county’s decision aimed to make certain medications more difficult for drug producers to obtain.
Sniffles, sinus headaches or allergies? Starting next month St. Charles County residents suffering these cold and allergy symptoms won’t have the option to purchase popular medications like Sudafed over the counter. On Monday night, St. Charles County joined a number of other Missouri communities in approving a law requiring prescriptions for medications that include pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. Both compounds are staples for the manufacture of methamphetamine. While county officials say the new regulations are aimed at curbing meth production throughout St. Charles County, some residents say drug producers will find other means, while sick people suffer and are forced to pay more to get the treatment they need. The council's decision …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
On Monday, St. Charles County Council voted 7-0 to approve requiring prescriptions for cold medications containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine.
Monday night, St. Charles County joined dozens of other Missouri communities in requiring a physician’s prescription to purchase cold medicines containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. The compounds are staples for the manufacture of methamphetamine, and county officials said the new regulations are aimed at curbing meth production throughout St. Charles County. The County Council passed the new requirement in a unanimous 7-0 vote. Council Chairman Joe Brazil, R-2nd District, noted that in only six months this year, more than 100 meth labs had been discovered in St. Charles County, topping last year’s 92 in half the time. Brazil said it was the council’s duty to act. Councilmember Paul Wynn, R- 4th District, originally did not support the …
Sue Schreiner
9:14 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
He does live in O'fallon and went to the school where I work. I don't know why some people turn out the way they do but I do know that this young man was there when another student had a grand mal seizure after being hit in the face by a student who then ran off. The student hit his head on the concrete and started seizing. Jon Bacott was the only student who helped me so I could call for help on… more ›