Buchanan County Meth sentences

FEB. 12, 12PM RK (METH SENTENCES)

A MANCHESTER WOMAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON ON A METHAMPHETAMINE CHARGE. 35 YEAR OLD ADDIE CRAVER HAD PLEADED GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO MANUFACTURE METH ON FEB. 4TH IN BUCHANAN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT IN INDEPENDENCE.

CRAVER HAD A PREVIOUS CONVICTION OF CONSPIRACY TO MANUFACTURE METHAMPHETAMINE IN APRIL OF 2004, AND ARRESTED FOR ANOTHER METH CONSPIRACY IN AUGUST OF 2013, AT A RESIDENCE IN LAMONT. SIX OTHERS WERE CHARGED IN THAT INCIDENT. CRAVER WAS SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON, AND FINED $5,000.

OF THE OTHER SIX DEFENDANTS FROM THE AUGUST RAID IN LAMONT, 21 YEAR OLD ZACHARY PIRTLE OF LAMONT PLEADED GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO MAKE METH, AND HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON AND $5,000 IN FINES.

HIS SISTER, 18 YEAR OLD JESSICA PIRTLE, ALSO PLEADED GUILTY, AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED ON APRIL 1ST; SHE FACES UP TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON AND A FINE OF BETWEEN $1,000 AND $50,000.

JOHN BURGESS IS STILL IN JAIL, AND IS SET TO ENTER A GUILTY PLEA NEXT TUESDAY, FEB. 18TH.

AND THE OTHER THREE, BOOKER MELVER, MATTHEW DAVIS AND ANTHONY PIRTLE, ALL REMAIN JAILED AND ARE AWAITING TRIAL.

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