Saturation Patrol Leads to Multiple Arrests, Narcotics Seizure

  

Camdenton, MO, 11-07-22 - On Saturday, 11-05-22, deputies from the Camden County Sheriff's Office, drug task force officers from the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group, and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers conducted a saturation patrol in the Osage Beach area of Camden County.

 

Almost twenty law enforcement officers participated in the saturation patrol from 8:00 pm Saturday until early Sunday morning. During this time, they made 42 traffic stops and issued 22 warnings, 11 citations, and made a dozen arrests.

 

One of the traffic stops yielded a large amount of narcotics. At approximately 8:30 pm, Camden County deputies stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation near Dick's Sporting Goods. During the traffic stop, K9 Deputy Zed, a Dutch Shepherd trained in narcotics detection, alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. When questioned, one of the passengers of the vehicle attempted to flee from deputies. After a brief struggle where he was reaching for a knife in his waistband, the man known to deputies as Steve Carlson, was taken into custody. Carlson was in possession of over 90 grams of methamphetamine, and 40 grams of marijuana.  The methamphetamine and the marijuana were packaged in a manner and in a weight commonly used for distribution and sales. Carlson was also in possession of a digital scale commonly used for weighing narcotics, other drug paraphernalia, and over a thousand dollars in cash. Deputies recovered multiple other items associated with drug paraphernalia and drug abuse inside the vehicle along with a loaded firearm.

 

Two other passengers and the driver of the vehicle were also taken into custody. All four were transported to the Camden County Adult Detention Facility and charged with multiple offenses.

 

Steven A Carlson, 36, of Montreal, was charged with the Class C Felony of Delivery of a Controlled Substance and the Class A Misdemeanor of Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He is being held without bond.

 

Lacey S Breshears, 25, of Versailles, was the driver of the vehicle. In addition to an outstanding warrant for the Class A Misdemeanor of Driving Without a Valid License, she was also charged with the Class D Felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance and the Class D Misdemeanor of Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She is being held on a $10,000 surety bond.

 

Patrick E Weems, 35, of Montreal, was charged with the Class D Felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance and the Class A Misdemeanor of Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Weems posted a $10,000 surety bond.

 

Kyleigh A Adrian, 25, of Montreal, was charged with the Class D Felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance and the Class A Misdemeanor of Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was released on her own recognizance.

 

A reminder that these charges are merely allegations of wrongdoing. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.