The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
METH BUST NABS 2
BROOKFIELD, N.Y. » Two people have been charged with making methamphetamine in the Town of Brookfield.
Madison County Sheriff’s Narcotics investigators, accompanied by the sheriff’s Special Operations Unit (SWAT), raided 11385 Skaneateles Turnpike in Brookfield on Wednesday just before 5 a.m. as part of an investigation into alleged meth manufacturing and drug sales.
Kirk M. Nicholas, 53, of Brookfield, was chargedwith third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a class B felony; fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony; third-degree criminal manufacture of methamphetamine, a class D felony; second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a class D felony; unlawful disposal of meth lab materials, a class E felony; criminal possession of precursors to meth, a class E felony; two counts of sev- enth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, amisdemeanor; criminal possession of meth manufacturing materials, a misdemeanor; second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor; and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor.
Kerry A. Spooner, 42, also of Brookfield, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with
intent to sell, a class B felony; fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony; third-degree criminal manufacture of methamphet- amine, a class D felony; second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a class D felony; unlawful disposal of meth lab materials, a class E felony; criminal possession of precursors to meth, a class E felony; two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor; criminal possession of meth manufacturing materials, a misdemeanor; and seconddegree criminally using drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor.
Police seized a significant quantity of meth and cocaine ,58 ounces of marijuana, a rifle and cash, according to the Madi- son County Sheriff ’s Office. Additional charges are facing both Nicholas and Spooner based on the official NYS Police Crime Lab results and weight of the methamphetamine and cocaine.
Both arrested subjects were arraigned Wednesday in Morrisville Court and held at Madison County Jail on $20,000 cash or $ 40,000 bond, and are due back in court at a later date to answer charges.
The NYS Police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team assisted Sheriff ’s investigators at the scene.