Eastern District Of Missouri: St. Louis County Woman Sentenced To Nine Years For Methamphetamine Dealing

St. Louis MO

21 May, 2022

11:47 AM

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Press release from Eastern District of Missouri: May 19, 2022 ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Ronnie L. White sentenced a significant dealer of methamphetamine Thursday to nine years in prison. Anne R. Jekel, 42, of St. Louis County, was caught multiple times in possession of methamphetamine and guns. On Nov. 29, 2016, Maryland Heights police officers arrested her on outstanding warrants and found a pistol, 100.7 grams of methamphetamine and $4,735 in cash. On Feb. 5, 2017, Overland police stopped Jekel for a traffic violation and found another pistol, $347 in cash and 97.6 grams of methamphetamine. On Sept. 25, 2020 an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration task force officer bought two ounces of methamphetamine for $1,200. On Oct. 26, 2020 DEA investigators found 86 more grams of methamphetamine. Jekel pleaded guilty January 13 to three felony counts of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. The case was investigated by police in Maryland Heights and Overland and the Drug Enforcement Agency. Assistant United States Attorney Paul D'Agrosa is prosecuting the case This press release was produced by Eastern District of Missouri. The views expressed here are the author's own.