Augusta Bottom Road Traffic Stop Yields 5 Meth Busts

By Chris Orlet
Posted 11/7/19

By Chris OrletRecord Managing EditorFive people are custody after being charged Oct. 1, with manufacturing methamphetamine.Oliviah M. Bellah, 21, of Marthasville, Jessica Dunham, 20, of Washington, …

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By Chris OrletRecord Managing EditorFive people are custody after being charged Oct. 1, with manufacturing methamphetamine.Oliviah M. Bellah, 21, of Marthasville, Jessica Dunham, 20, of Washington, James Booher, 19, of Washington, Matthew Marquart, 21, of Washington, and Michael Stotts, 32, of Dittmer, were charged with manufacturing a controlled substance.According to court documents, Warren County deputies on Sept. 30, stopped a vehicle driven by Stotts on Augusta Bottom Road following a traffic violation. A search of the vehicle found numerous items commonly used in making meth, including muriatic acid, lye contained in a “drain out” bottle, lighter fluid, and crushed pseudoephedrine pills.Bellah, a passenger in the vehicle, told police that she purchased the pseudoephedrine earlier in the day for the purpose of cooking meth. Bellah said Marquart and Booher, also passengers in the vehicle, wanted to learn to cook methamphetamine, and that Stotts was going to teach them how to do so.A police investigation found that Booher had crushed the pseudoephedrine pills and that Dunham, another passenger in the vehicle, accompanied the other suspects throughout the day as they went to various locations to purchase items used in the manufacture of meth. Dunham told police that she was aware that Marquart and Booher intended to use the items to cook meth.Judge Richard Seible set bond for the suspects at $25,000 each. He later reduced bond for Bellah to $10,000, according to online court documents.Pending ChargesBooher is awaiting trial in Franklin County on second-degree burglary and felony stealing charges in connection with a break-in at the CG Power Systems warehouse building on Tenth Street in Washington.he and two other men are accused in felony complaints with entering the building and stealing copper, police allege.Augusta Bottom Road Traffic Stop Yields 5 Meth Busts


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