Homemade meth on the rise

VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind (WTHI) - Homemade meth making is back on the rise in the Wabash Valley.

Linda Coleson loves her neighborhood just north of Seelyville, Indiana.

"It is one of the greatest family neighborhoods you would ever want to live in," Coleson said.

Neighborhoods like Linda’s are becoming common to housing homemade meth. Earlier this week officials picked up five people at 3556 Limberlost Lane on meth related charges.

"It makes me sick, it makes me sick," Coleson said.

Officials say homemade meth is on the rise. Officials believe the rise is caused by the recent arrest of 29 crystal meth dealers. Officials say the majority of crystal meth is brought into the U.S. from Mexico. Now, that the supply is short on crystal meth, meth addicts are back to making their own.

"It creates the endangerment for their own environment, but endangerment to everybody else in the community," Vermillion County Sheriff Bob Spence said.

On Tuesday, the Vermillion County Drug Task force, Vermillion County Sheriff Department and Clinton City Police Department executed several arrest warrants for drug related offences.

These charges range from Dealing in Methamphetamine to purchasing more than three grams of psuedoephedrine in one week.

The following people were arrested and charged with the following:

1.) Bess Stoops (age 27) of Clinton: Two counts of Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Paraphernalia – Bond $NO BOND
 

2.) Rodney Stoops (age 29) of Clinton: One count of Dealing Methamphetamine, Two counts of Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Paraphernalia- Bond $ NO BOND.
 

3.) Darlene Adair (age 47) of St Bernice: One Count of Dealing in a Controlled Substance – Bond $15,000.00
 

4.) Jeffrey Shoemaker (age 41) of Clinton: Two Counts of Failure To Appear on two separate drug cases – $NO BOND
 

5.) Clint Lenover (age 36) of Clinton: Revocation of Probation, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of paraphernalia and Maintaining a Common Nuisance – $NO BOND
 

6.) Lester Romanyk (age 23) of Rosedale: Failure to Appear on Two Counts of Purchasing More Than 3 Grams of Ephedrine in One Week, One Count of Purchasing More Than 3 Grams of Ephedrine in One Week - $NO BOND
 

7.) Jason King (age 25) of Clinton: One Count of Purchasing More Than 3 Grams of Ephedrine in One Week – Bond $3,000.00
 

8.) Brandy Kirby (age 21) of Clinton: One Count of Purchasing More Than 3 Grams of Ephedrine in One Week – Bond $3,000.00
 

9.) Matt Huffman (age 36) of Montezuma: One Count of Visiting a Common Nuisance and Parole Violation - $NO BOND

The Vermillion County Drug Task Force confiscated more than four grams of crystal methamphetamine, over 45 grams of marijuana, numerous narcotic pills, several pieces of paraphernalia and over $7,000.00 in cash.

The Vermillion County Drug Task Force is still searching for the following people that have active warrants for their arrest.

The address shown is the last known address for them:

1.) George Rogers (age 28) of 2555 W State Road 163 - Clinton, IN
2.) Donald Bohannon (age 48) of 637 Martin St - Universal, IN
3.) Larry Mccauley (age 38) of 1388 W 2nd St - Fairview, IN
4.) Brittany Oeffler (age 22) of 2414 Layher Ave - Terre Haute, IN
5.) Tyson Cargal (age 28) of 2414 Layher Ave - Terre Haute, IN
6.) Zachary Gilman (age 22) of 1030 S 8th St - Terre Haute, IN
7.) Crystal Harper (age 28) of 1030 S 8th St - Terre Haute, IN
8.) William Collins (age 53) of 3058 W Price St - St. Bernice, IN
9.) Timothy Hastings Jr of Terre Haute, IN