Texas man accused of shipping, delivering meth

Published 11:00 pm Friday, November 2, 2012

A Texas man accused of shipping a quarter pound of methamphetamine to Vicksburg via Fed-Ex and then delivering another quarter pound of the drug in person will stand trial in September.

Jeremy Helton, 25, 2300 McGarity Lane, Allen, Texas, waived arraignment and did not plea before Circuit Court Judge Isadore Patrick Friday after an indictment by Warren County for possession of meth. Patrick set trial for Sept. 9.

Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents intercepted a package shipped from Helton April 11 at a Fed-Ex center in Richland, according to court records. The package contained approximately a quarter pound of meth and was addressed to a home on Redhawk Road, according to records.

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An undercover agent delivered the drugs to a man at the home who said he had paid $8,000 for the drugs but was willing to cooperate with MBN. Agents arranged for Helton to drive to Vicksburg with a second shipment and arrested him April 16 at Holiday Inn Express, 4330 South Frontage Road. At the time of his arrest, Helton had 157.1 grams — just over five ounces — of meth in ice form and $3,400, according to court records. Ice is a potent form of meth that resembles shards of glass or ice.

Helton was indicted as a habitual offender. He has been convicted in Texas of meth possession and credit card fraud.

In another arraignment Friday, a Vicksburg woman accused of embezzling more than $10,000 from her former employer will go to trial in September.

Melissa Eldridge, 47, 8656 Freetown Road, waived arraignment and did not appear in court Friday. Patrick set trial for Sept. 16.

Eldridge is accused of embezzling $10,685 in merchandise from Sunsational Tanning Boutique, 104 Holt Collier Drive, during a several-month period.

Other indictments, including name, age, address, the charge and arrest dates released by the DA’s office following arraignments or waivers of arraignment Friday were:

• Bradley Adams, 22, 109 Joe Myers Road, Brandon — felony shoplifting, July 27.

• Spencer Carney, 24, 540 Old Cain Ridge Road — shoplifting, third offense, July 31.

• Kedrick Carter, 35, 711 Belva Drive — possession of marijuana, May 24.

• Keith Craig, 23, 1414 Greenhill Road — transfer of a controlled substance, July 30.

• Bobby Dorrell, 31, 122 Willow Creek Drive — possession of a controlled substance, Sept. 8.

• Willie Fields, 22, 1205 China St., Apt. B4 — possession of marijuana, Sept. 6.

• Spencer Griffin, 23, 1929 Baldwin Ferry Road — two counts of burglary of a dwelling, Jan. 16.

• Wyatt Halm, 26, 2029 Berdett St., New Orleans — possession of methamphetamine, April 11.

• Nicholas Johnson, 27, 320 Kirkland Road — possession of methamphetamine, Jan. 4.

• Willie Jones, 45, 1224 Second North St. — sale of cocaine, June 15.

• Arthur Jones, 44, 316 Lakehill Drive — prescription forgery, June 1.

• Riva Jones, 37, 902 Blossom Lane, Apt. F-1 — three counts of obtaining a prescription by fraud, July 3.

• Oceananna Lee, 19, 1201 South St., Apt. 301 — two counts of uttering forgery, Sept. 12.

• Patrick Milton, 36, 2015 Temple St., — burglary, Sept. 17.

• Johnnie Marbley, 31, 2028 Brandon Drive — possession of a weapon after felony conviction, Sept. 22.

• Walter Parker, 29, 280 Ironwood Drive — possession of marijuana, Aug. 10.

• Robert Richardson, 31, 10030 U.S. 61 South — possession of methamphetamine, April 11.

• Austin Smith, 20, 124 Clear Creek Road — malicious mischief, Aug. 25.

• Dexter Wilkerson, 24, 448 Wildwood Point, Madison — larceny of a motor vehicle, June 12.

• Justin Weeks, 28, 110 Melissa Drive — robbery, June 11.

Additional arraignments are expected Friday.

Receiving a no-bill, meaning there was not enough evidence to go to trial, and the original charges against them were:

• Terry Allen Jones — rape

• Cheryl Mejia — grand larceny

• Luanna Rae Mejia — grand larceny

• Veronica Miller — kidnapping

• Crystal Owens — felony domestic violence

• Demarquette Foster — statutory rape.