Mutliple Missouri Residents Busted for Drugs

ROLLA, Missouri — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says law enforcement officers concluded an 18-month long narcotics investigation this morning in Phelps County with the arrests of 15 people.

The patrol says the investigation involved loosely affiliated individuals in Phelps and Crawford counties.

The following individuals were arrested as a result of warrants issued for the listed offense(s):

• Kristian B. Crider, 27, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Faye E. Law, 22, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• David McCallum, 48, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Bobby J. Smith Jr., 20, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Wesley R. Baker, 35, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Sheila A. West, 42, of Bourbon, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Richard A. Hardin, 31, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Dakota Whatley, 19, of Steelville, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Crystal Haney, 22, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Calem Brewer, 25, of Steelville, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Jennifer Stevens, 38, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Kelly Mason, 22, of Steelville, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Lareva Storment, 25, of Bourbon, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance;
• Lisa R. Brusherd, 30, of Sullivan, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance; and
• Jeremy J. Bryce, 32, of St. James, possession of methamphetamine.

Two individuals sought during the warrant roundup were previously incarcerated within the Missouri Department of Corrections. They are:

• Bobby J. Smith, 44, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, and
• Felix B. Weidman, 57, of Cuba, possession of chemicals with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance.

The patrol says the investigation involved members of the South Central Drug Task Force, Phelps County Sheriff's Department, Rolla Police Department, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.