Russell E Gilmore Jr

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Man sentenced to 15 years on meth charge
Thursday, February 17, 2005
By Chris Post/Senior Staff Writer Marshall, MO newspaper
A rural Sweet Springs man arrested following a December drug raid on his home was sentenced Monday to more than a decade in prison.
Russell E. Gilmore, 44, was charged with class A felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. He pleaded guilty to the charge in Saline County Circuit Court Division 4 and was sentenced 15 years in the Department of Corrections. The range of punishment for a class A felony is 10 to 30 years or life in prison.
Police were alerted to drug activity at Gilmore's house by a confidential informant. Executing a search warrant, members of the Saline County Sheriff's Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol found eight small plastic bags containing methamphetamine as well as partially-smoked marijuana cigarettes and nearly $1,000 in cash.
The incident was not Gilmore's first run-in with law enforcement officers. He was arrested in 1997 for class C felony possession of a controlled substance.
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Sweet Springs man arrested on felony drug charges
Thursday, December 23, 2004
By Chris Post/Senior Staff Writer
A raid by Saline County law enforcement Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a Sweet Springs man on felony drug charges.
Saline County Sheriff Wally George said members of his department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol received a tip from a confidential informant that Russell E. Gilmore, 44, was making and using methamphetamine at his house in rural Saline County. The informant also told police he had purchased a "substantial" amount meth from Gilmore.
During the search, police found a black nylon case containing eight small plastic bags. The bags held a white powdery substance which later tested positive for methamphetamine. Police also found drug paraphernalia and partially-smoked marijuana cigarettes and seized nearly $1,000 in cash.
Don Stouffer, Saline County prosecuting attorney, filed information charging Gilmore with class A felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. If convicted he faces a range of punishment from 10 to 30 years or life in prison.
Gilmore is currently being held in lieu of $50,000 cash only bond at the Saline County Criminal Justice Center. Court records show his criminal history includes an 1997 arrest for class C felony possession of a controlled substance.
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Woman sentenced on drug charges
Friday, February 28, 2003
By Chris Post/Senior Staff Writer
A Sweet Springs woman, pregnant at the time of her arrest, received two five-year sentences after pleading guilty to drug charges earlier this week in Saline County Circuit Court.
Cheryl Ann Rose, 24, was charged with class D felony possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine and class C felony possession of a controlled substance following a raid on her rural Sweet Springs home.
Wednesday, Rose entered guilty pleas to both charges and was sentenced to concurrent five-year terms in the Department of Corrections.
Rose was arrested Feb. 2 after an anonymous tip led officers to her house in search of drugs. Officers found methamphetamine, meth precursors and numerous items of drug paraphernalia.
Court documents show that authorities were already aware of Rose and the house because of their connection to Russell E. Gilmore, who is currently incarcerated for possession of methamphetamine.
While searching the house, officers found a light bulb converted into a smoking pipe and a glass tube with residue, both used to ingest methamphetamine. They also recovered drain opener, salt, coffee filters, funnels and empty cans of toluol and xylene, all used in meth production.
Rose arrived at the house during the search and was taken into custody. Officers at the scene found two plastic bags containing methamphetamine in her purse. A 1-year-old infant with Rose at her arrest was taken into protective custody.
Sweet Springs woman arrested on drug charges after tip
Monday, February 3, 2003
By Chris Post/Senior Staff Writer
A Sweet Springs woman was arrested over the weekend on drug charges after an anonymous tip led authorities to her home.
Cheryl Ann Rose, 24, was arrested late Sunday following a search of her home in rural Sweet Springs that uncovered methamphetamine, meth precursors and numerous items of drug paraphernalia, according to Sheriff Wally George.
While police were tipped off to the presence of the materials by an anonymous caller, Rose and the home were already known to them. According to court documents, authorities were aware of Rose through her association with Russell E. Gilmore, who is currently incarcerated for possession of methamphetamine. In addition, previous search warrants have been issued for the house.
While searching the house Sunday, officers found a light bulb converted into a smoking pipe and a glass tube with residue, both used to ingest methamphetamine. They also recovered drain opener, salt, coffee filters, funnels and empty cans of toluol and xylene, all used in meth production.
During the search, Rose arrived at the house and was taken into custody. Officers at the scene found two plastic bags containing methamphetamine in her purse.
At the Saline County Criminal Justice Center, Rose was booked for the felonies manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child.
A 1-year-old infant with Rose at her arrest was taken into protective custody.
Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Don Stouffer filed formal charges Monday, charging Rose with class D felony possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to manufacture meth and class C felony possession of a controlled substance.