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 Eric F. Brown
660-385-2132
B17034
April 6, 2017
EMPHASIS:
Search Warrant Leads To Drug Arrests
At approximately 2:07 p.m. on April 4, 2017, members of the United States Postal Service, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, East Central Drug Task Force, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol executed a search warrant at 606 West Cooper Street, Madison, Missouri. During the search warrant officers seized approximately 30 pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Matthew B. Taylor, 42, and Jason W. Derboven, 24, of Madison, Missouri, Loren M. Thompson, 27, of Martinez, California, and Christopher D. Owens, 34, of Walnut Creek, California, were arrested for delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. The suspects are currently being held at the Monroe County Jail on a 24-hour hold pending formal charges by the Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
The charges for which the individuals were arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
(###)