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Police News for Feb. 6

February 06, 2005

Two charged in Casey theft

LIBERTY - Two men face theft charges after being arrested in Casey County, court records show.

Kevin Shelton, 21, of Dreyfus, and Alton McNear Jr., of Columbia, La., were arrested Wednesday in the city limits. Each was lodged in the Casey County Detention Center under a $10,000 cash bond.

They are accused of committing a theft over $300.

Records show that on Jan. 17, Shelton and McNemar allegedly took a 1989 Dodge Dakota pickup truck, two miter saws, a chainsaw and two six-panel left-handed doors that belonged to Ernest Luttrell.

Men plead not guilty to meth charges

LIBERTY - Two Somerset men pleaded not guilty in Casey District Court Thursday to charges related to manufacturing methamphetamine, court records show. The cases were held to the grand jury.

Kevin S. Hall, 25, and Danny L. New, 44, entered their pleas to possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, manufacturing methamphetamine with firearm, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, and knowingly possessing anhydrous without appropriate container and with the intent to manufacture meth.

The two men were arrested Feb. 5 by state police after they were spotted at a store in Mintonville. New had outstanding warrants from Pulaski County. Officers spotted scales, meth, a .357-Magnum in the vehicle and on one of the men.

New told state police he was the driver and Hall was the passenger of the vehicle.

Later, an alleged meth lab was discovered at a residence on Henson Creek Road where the two men were apparently living. Another weapon was located at the residence.

Court records show Hall, who lives in a trailer park in Somerset, is disabled and did odd jobs. New is a seasonal worker and does mechanic and construction work.

Each remains in jail under a $50,000 cash bond.

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