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The man accused of attempting to make methamphetamine at a house next door to a St. James pre-school is heading to a Missouri Department of Corrections prison after accepting a plea bargain earlier this month.
Donald C. Wethy Jr., 27, of Salem, was charged with attempting to manufacture methamphetamine, a Class B felony, after a search warrant was served at his home, 301 N. Meramec, July 5, 2011.
According to court documents, the search warrant was served by the South Central Drug Task Force, who had been investigating Wethy based on a confidential informant and surveillance of the home.
When task force members arrived, they documented that Wethy claimed ownership of items located in a storage area off of the carport.
Items included tools and ingredients used to make methamphetamine.
Officers also documented in the court file that a 2-year-old child was in the front yard of the home, unattended, with access to the acid when they arrived to serve the warrant.
Court documents do not indicate if the child was in the care of the pre-school or lived in the area.
As part of the plea bargain, four other charges against Wethy, at least one of which was for the same charge, were dropped by prosecutors, and he pleaded guilty in this case to a downgraded charge of possession of methamphetamine precursors, a Class C felony.
He was sentenced to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
The man accused of attempting to make methamphetamine at a house next door to a St. James pre-school is heading to a Missouri Department of Corrections prison after accepting a plea bargain earlier this month.
Donald C. Wethy Jr., 27, of Salem, was charged with attempting to manufacture methamphetamine, a Class B felony, after a search warrant was served at his home, 301 N. Meramec, July 5, 2011.
According to court documents, the search warrant was served by the South Central Drug Task Force, who had been investigating Wethy based on a confidential informant and surveillance of the home.
When task force members arrived, they documented that Wethy claimed ownership of items located in a storage area off of the carport.
Items included tools and ingredients used to make methamphetamine.
Officers also documented in the court file that a 2-year-old child was in the front yard of the home, unattended, with access to the acid when they arrived to serve the warrant.
Court documents do not indicate if the child was in the care of the pre-school or lived in the area.
As part of the plea bargain, four other charges against Wethy, at least one of which was for the same charge, were dropped by prosecutors, and he pleaded guilty in this case to a downgraded charge of possession of methamphetamine precursors, a Class C felony.
He was sentenced to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
