Laclede County Couple In Custody On Drug Charges

40-year old Daniel Jay Bledsoe and 34-year old Jessica Mechelle Doeden, both of Laclede County, are in jail today after a search warrant was served yesterday afternoon at their home.

Members of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Team, Laclede County Sheriff’s Office, and the Missouri Highway Patrol served a search warrant in the 19000 block of Independence. Officer seized 22 grams of methamphetamine, surveillance equipment, and a stolen vehicle. The street value of the methamphetamine is $2,200.

Bledsoe, who is a convicted felon, has been charged with the Delivery of a Controlled Substance. Doeden has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and had a warrant for a probation violation at the time of her arrest.