More Randolph County residents federally charged

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Three more Randolph County residents are facing federal charges for meth, according to Donald Boyce, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Boyce, in separate news releases, announced that 59-year-old Brian A. Mudd, of Ruma, 47-year-old Rodney V. Howie, of Tilden, and 29-year-old Jordan P. Leggans, of Sparta, have all been charged with a one-count indictment of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Howie and Leggans are being charged together, while Mudd is a separate indictment.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">In Mudd's case, it is alleged that the offense occurred between June 2016 and December 8, 2017 in Randolph County. He made his initial appearance in federal court on Monday and was ordered held without bail pending a detention hearing on Thursday.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, Chester Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff's Office and Drug Enforcement Administration.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Randolph County State's Attorney's Office also assisted in the investigation. The case is assigned to assistant United States attorneys Amanda A. Robertson and Adam E. Hanna for prosecution.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">As for Howie and Leggans, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the indictment alleges that the offense occurred between 2015 and February 2017 in Perry, Randolph, Monroe and St. Clair counties.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Howie and Leggans made their appearance in federal court the same day as Mudd and are also being held without bail pending a Thursday hearing.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The ongoing investigation in their case is being conducted by the RCSO, JCSO, Monroe County Sheriff's Office, St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, Perry County (Mo.) Sheriff's Office and DEA.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The state's attorneys offices of Randolph County and Monroe County also assisted in the investigation.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The methamphetamine offenses carry a punishment range of five to 40 years of imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release and a maximum of $5 million in fines.</span>

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