Two Suspects Headed for Prison in Meth Manufacturing Case
10/01/2012
Mickey W. Bunce |
Michael Barton |
On Monday, October 1, 2012, Mickey W. Bunce, age 44, pled guilty for his role in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation that was seized from 711 W. Main in Weir, Kansas, on April 15, 2011. The manufacturing operation was exposed when a search warrant was executed as part of an on-going investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Bunce agreed to a sentence of 206 months (just over 17 years) on charges of Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine, Possession of Pseudoephedrine with Intent to Manufacture, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Also involved with Bunce in the illegal drug operation was co-defendant, 36 year-old Michael Barton. Barton recently pled guilty to the charge of Manufacture of Methamphetamine, and has agreed to serve an 84 month (7 year) prison sentence.
A third suspect facing charges in the case is Angela Jameson. She is accused of Aiding and Abetting the Manufacture of Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine, Possession of Pseudoephedrine with Intent to Manufacture, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and two counts of Aggravated Endangering a Child.
Jameson is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office prosecuted these cases and any additional information pertaining to the arrests or charges can be directed to them.
Sheriff David Groves
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
915 East Country Road
Columbus, KS 66725
620-429-3992
Special Agent in Charge William Smith
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Special Operations Division-Kansas City Region
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