Meth Crackdown

Brant Sizemore and Stephanie Ellis of Du Quoin are indicted in federal court

Two Perry County residents were indicted on Oct. 7, 2014, in an indictment, charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.

Brant A. Sizemore, 38, and Stephanie A. Ellis, 36, both of Du Quoin, are charged in a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that the offense occurred between 2012 and September 2014, in Perry, Jackson, Randolph, Williamson, and Franklin Counties. Sizemore and Ellis made their initial appearances in federal court in Benton on Oct. 9, 2014. They are both currently being held without bond pending an Oct. 14, 2014, detention hearing.

An indictment is a formal charge against a defendant. Under the law, a defendant is presumed to be innocent of a charge until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a jury.

If convicted, Sizemore and Ellis face a term of up to 20 years in federal prison, to be followed by three years' supervised release, and a $1,000,000 fine.

The case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Amanda A. Robertson for prosecution.

Seth Conway of Percy pleads guilty to methamphetamine conspiracy

On Oct. 7, 2014, a Randolph County man pleaded guilty to an indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.

Seth T. Conway, 26, of Percy, pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. The offense occurred between 2012 and February 2014, in Jackson, Randolph, and Perry Counties. The factual basis for the guilty plea established that Conway was involved with co-defendant Tommy Tindall and others, in the manufacture of methamphetamine. During a Feb. 20, 2014, search of a vehicle occupied by Conway and Tindall, agents located methamphetamine-making materials, and drug paraphernalia. A later search of a residence associated with Conway and Tindall revealed methamphetamine.

April Rollinson of Murphysboro sentenced in meth conspiracy

On Oct. 7, 2014, April D. Rollinson, of Murphysboro, Ill., was sentenced for her involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.

Rollinson, who had previously pleaded guilty to the one-count indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and fined $200. The offense occurred between 2012 and June 2013, in Perry, Jackson, Randolph, Franklin, and Williamson Counties.