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

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


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B14016
January 28, 2014

EMPHASIS: Marion County Resident Arrested On Drug Charges


On January 21, 2014, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Northeast Missouri Drug Task Force, and Marion County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant at 1197 Missouri Highway J in Philadelphia, Missouri, as a result of a narcotics investigation. During the execution of the search warrant, officers seized 35 cultivated marijuana plants and drug paraphernalia.
On January 27, 2014, as a result of the investigation, Jeffrey K. Carroll, 32, of Philadelphia, Missouri, was arrested for felony manufacturing a controlled substance (marijuana). He is being held at the Marion County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
The charge for which the above individual was arrested is mere accusation and is not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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