Whiteman airman arrested in meth probe

[unhappycamper]

Whiteman airman arrested in meth probe
By Erik Holmes - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday May 8, 2008 6:18:06 EDT

An airman at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of manufacturing crystal methamphetamine.

Senior Airman Nicholas M. Levesque of the 509th Civil Engineering Squadron was booked into the local jail and released shortly after by the Warrensburg Police Department, said police spokesman Detective Randy Eich.

He has not been charged with a crime, but could be charged if tests of laboratory equipment seized from Levesque’s apartment indicate the presence of drugs or drug-making ingredients, Eich said.

Officers from the Warrensburg Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, assisted by Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents, executed a search warrant that led to the arrest, Eich said.

A Whiteman spokesman declined to comment on the incident, saying the matter is under investigation.


Article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/05/airforce_whiteman_drugs_050708w/

[xmas74]

1. I know both of the people mentioned in the article.

I know Levesque in passing and I know Eich because I used to work with him.

What the article doesn't mention (and our local paper does) is that the chemicals were found in a residence-a block away from a preschool. And they are pretty damn sure they know what the chemicals are.