Keokuk man arrested on meth charges

BY PCC STAFF

KEOKUK - The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk, Iowa man on felony and misdemeanor drug charges.

HORNER

Monte Del Horner, 49, of 1027 Cedar Street, Keokuk, Iowa was arrested on May 5, 2018 in the 900 block of South 6th Street on felony and misdemeanor drug charges, those include:

⦁ Delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, second or subsequent offense, a class C Felony with an enhancement,

⦁ Delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, second or subsequent offense, a class C felony with an enhancement,

⦁ Felony possession of methamphetamine, a class D felony.

If convicted on all charges, Horner could face up to 35 years and in a state correctional facility.

The arrests of Horner stems from an investigation by the Lee County Narcotics Task Force into allegations that he was involved in the use and distribution of illegal drugs in the Lee County area.

The Lee County Attorney’s Office, Keokuk Police Department, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and the 8th Judicial District of Probation and Parole assisted the Lee County Narcotics Task Force in this investigation.

The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The Lee County Narcotics Task Force is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Justice and the funds administered by the Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy.