MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, MO 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B11087
August 24, 2011

EMPHASIS: Meth Lab Seized And Arrests Made In Clark County


At approximately 9:34 p.m., on August 20, 2011, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper stopped a 1986 Ford F-150 pickup for a traffic violation near the intersection of U.S. Highway 136 and Route B, in Clark County. Upon contact with the occupants of the pickup, the trooper discovered the pickup contained a methamphetamine laboratory and other drug-related items. The driver and two passengers were subsequently arrested.
Jacob A. Anderson, 21, of Keokuk, Iowa, was arrested for felony attempt to manufacture a controlled substance (methamphetamine); felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine); felony possession of drug paraphernalia (methamphetamine); misdemeanor possession of marijuana; misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia (marijuana); and for a lane violation.
Morris I. Ricketts, 41, of Carthage, Illinois, was arrested for felony attempt to manufacture a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and felony possession of drug paraphernalia (methamphetamine).
Zachary R. Boecker, 19, of Keokuk, Iowa, was arrested for felony attempt to manufacture a controlled substance (methamphetamine); felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine); felony possession of drug paraphernalia (methamphetamine); and two felony drug-related warrants from Lee County, Iowa. All three subjects were incarcerated in the Clark County Jail with a bond set at $50,000 each. Boecker has an additional bond of $11,500 for the two Iowa felony warrants. The Patrol was assisted by the Clark County Sheriff's Department.
The charges for which the above individuals were arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented to a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is determine guilt or innocence.


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