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Two in custody on charges related to methamphetamine production
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department has taken two people into custody on charges related to the production of methamphetamine after a search warrant was conducted on Sunday night in the Town of Scott.
Deputies, along with officers from the Merrill Police Department went to a multi-family rental unit at N1325 Tannery Road in Merrill. At the time of the search, only the targeted apartment was occupied, all others were vacant and not rented. Deputies soon located evidence of methamphetamine production at that residence.
Chuck A. Groff, 38, and his wife 42-year-old Kathryn Groff were present in the apartment they rent and were taken into custody. Both are being held in the Lincoln County Jail on multiple charges related to the production of methamphetamine. Both Groff’s will have bond hearings on Tuesday at 1:30 pm in Lincoln County Court.
Two children were also present in the home where the methamphetamine items were located. The children were placed into protective custody by Lincoln County Department of Social Services where they remain at this time.
Also assisting at the scene was a K9 Unit from the Wood County Sheriff’s Department and members of the Wisconsin Department of Justice Criminal Investigations Unit, Narcotics Bureau.
This case, along
with other regarding the production and distribution of narcotics in Lincoln
County is ongoing with other arrested being possible.
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