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Illegally parked car leads to four arrested on meth charges
Posted: 04.27.2012 at 7:42 PM
Monisha Bruner

Monisha Bruner is a news reporter with KTVO.

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GREEN CASTLE, MO -- Four people are under arrest after Sullivan County Deputies stopped a vehicle that had been parked in a "No Parking Zone."

Authorities discovered precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine and paraphernalia related to meth-making.

Ruth Kurtz, 23, Steven Gearhart, 25, Marilyn Brewer, 27 and Matthew Vernot, 23 are charged with attempt to manufacture  a controlled substance, a class B Felony.

All of the suspects are also charged with felony possession of paraphernalia, a class D Felony.

The four remain in the Daviess-Dakalb County Regional Jail on $50,000 cash-only bond.

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