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Two arrested for burglary in New Madrid County
NEW MADRID, Mo. — An investigation into a burglary led to the arrest of two people, the recovery of stolen property and the discovery of a large amount of illegal drugs.
New Madrid County Sheriff Bud Cooper reported the arrest Friday of Tara Parsons and Randy Blake Pointer for first degree trafficking or attempted trafficking of drugs. Bond for Parsons is set at $50,000 and at $100,000 for Pointer.
According to Cooper, the investigation began Jan. 26 following a report from a man renovating a house in Marston, Mo. The owner reported he had left his tools inside the building at 5 p.m. Jan. 25. and when he returned approximately $3,000 worth of tools were missing.
During the burglary investigation, deputies obtained a search warrant for a house in Marston where they located tools described by the burglary victim. Also deputies collected evidence from the house that led them to a house in LaForge, Mo., where they located more tools stolen from the house in Marston.
While collecting evidence at the house in LaForge, deputies found evidence which led them to a house in Matthews, Mo. Deputies and Matthews police obtained a search warrant that was executed on the house where a large amount of methamphetamine and a saw from the burglary were located.
More arrests are to follow, Cooper said.