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| Suspects in Altona Meth Lab Case Make Court Appearances |
Two Altona residents who were among four charged after a suspected methamphetamine lab was discovered in a home in Altona say they're not guilty.
31-year old Catrina Gooley and 34-year old Sean Norvell were scheduled to appear Monday in Knox County Circuit Court for preliminary hearings.
However, both waived their rights to preliminary hearings, pleaded not guilty and asked for jury trials.
The two, along with 32-year old Michael VanWinkle and 17-year old Candace Isbell, were arrested July 29th after the Peoria Multi-County Narcotics Enforcement Group and the State Police Tactical and Methamphetamine Response Teams searched the home the four were in, located in the 300 block of Monroe Street in Altona.
Officials described, in their words, "numerous items" used in the manufacture of the illegal drugs found in the home, along with at least one child.
All four face charges of Participation in Methamphetamine Manufacturing, Possession of Meth Precursors, Possession of Meth-Manufacturing Chemicals, Possession of Meth, Unlawful Use of Property and Meth-Related Child Endangerment.
Judge Dwayne Morrison on Monday signed off on an agreement to reduce Gooley's bond to $25,000, but he would not reduce Norvell's bond to that amount, citing alleged past criminal acts that resulted in at least one other bond being forfeited.
Norvell and Gooley are scheduled to return to court on October 5th for pre-trial conferences. VanWinkle and Isbell, whose bonds remain at $100,000 each, are dye back in court November 2nd. |
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