ANDERSON, Mo. — A fifth person has been charged with four felony counts, including arson, after what authorities say was an attempt at a “shake and bake” method of methamphetamine manufacturing last week.
Sylvia S. Moss, 36, of Anderson, was charged Wednesday with first-degree arson, manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was released on bond.
Already charged with the same four felonies are Joseph R. Martin, 31, of Lanagan, and Rocky A. Colvard, 36, David W. Flory, 37, and Cody Warren, 19, all of Anderson.
According to a probable-cause affidavit filed by Kenen Martinez, a deputy sheriff and fire investigator with the McDonald County Sheriff’s Department, Martinez on Dec. 2 responded to a structure fire at a shed at 401 W. First St. in Anderson.
The affidavit says Martinez determined that the fire stemmed from a container of meth ingredients that had been left in a garbage sack and placed against the shed.
Martinez wrote that a “shake and bake” method of producing meth at the shed was attempted. The defendants were found in possession of Red Devil lye and Coleman camp fuel, and allegedly had cooked the meth to a finished stage, according to the complaints.
Sheriff Robert Evenson said Wednesday that Moss lived at 401 W. First St. and alleged that she was there at the time the four men tried to manufacture the meth.
No one was injured in the fire, the sheriff said.
