Category Archives: Methamphetamine

3 pounds of Meth Found in Car A 31-year-old Texas resident, Kelli Nicole Drake (also known as “Lady Jade”), was driving her rented 2014 Nissan Maxima through Hudsonville recently, when a Michigan State Police trooper pulled her over. The stop was apparently conducted for a routine civil infraction traffic violation. However, it has been proposed on […]

Open Intoxicant Check Results in Foot Chase and Methamphetamine Charges For police officers, investigating one thing often leads to other things. Which is why it probably didn’t come as too much of a surprise when Port Huron Officers stopped a man for what they thought was an open intoxicant. Only to discover it was an […]

Jackson Police Department received a tip about a possible meth house in Napoleon Township. So on Tuesday, October 27th, at about 2 pm, investigators with the Jackson Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) arrived at the house on South Street and knocked on the door. But no one answered.

Man sentenced for “Breaking Bad” style meth RV Fred A. Burlingame, the self-styled ‘Walter White’ of Bay County, has been sentenced to spend 15 years in a federal prison for manufacturing and selling “meth-on-the-move” from his RV.

Grand Rapids Grandma Gets 10-years Behind Bars There are many ways that people choose to bulk up their retirement accounts as they head into the golden years. Property investment, blue chip stocks, even selling Avon products or getting a part-time job. The difference between most people and Sandra Lee Resterhouse, however, wasn’t the fact that […]

In 2012, Michigan joined the 44 other states around the U.S. who had already legalized Tasers for civilian use. But like gun ownership, there are requirements that must be met before a person can walk around with a 50,000 volt weapon in their pocket. Which a Manistee man recently discovered when he was arrested in […]

Judge Gives Extra Prison Time Mitchell Alan Bolenbaugh, a 47-year-old resident of Hillsdale, seems to have bad luck when it comes to meth charges and the law. In fact, meth is only part of it. Bolenbaugh seems to have bad luck when it comes to the law, period.

Michigan Man Unhappy With Conviction Seeks Overturn and Loses Christopher Farrsiar and his girlfriend were arrested for meth possession and production in 2013. Farrsiar’s girlfriend, Tammy Korpela, accepted a plea bargain which gave her reduced charges in return for her testimony against Farrsiar. As a result of her testimony, among other things, Farrsiar was convicted […]

Walter White would be proud. And that isn’t a compliment. While Breaking Bad may have been a great show with a devoted following, the reality of methamphetamines is terrifying and far less glamorous. And here in Michigan, that couldn’t be more true. Because like it or not, we are on the fast track to being […]

Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes, isn’t from Michigan, we know. But he has a number of fans here in the mitten state and so we thought this case was worth discussing. Also, it’s a valuable wake-up call for people everywhere, who mistakenly assume that fame and fortune mean you’re above the law. The […]