Two arrested on drug charges in Puxico

Sunday, September 2, 2012

PUXICO, Mo. -- An investigation into alleged wildlife violations landed a rural Puxico couple in jail and facing arraignment after recently being charged with drug-related violations, the Daily American Republic reported. Darrell Lee Buttry, 51, and his 33-year-old wife, Laura M. Buttry, are to appear Thursday before Associate Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield for arraignment after assistant prosecuting attorney Andrew Rehmer filed charges against them Aug. 24. Darrell Buttry, who is being held in the Stoddard County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond, is charged with producing a controlled substance and two counts of possession of hydrocodone and Xanax. Buttry's wife is charged with possession of marijuana. She is also being held at the Stoddard County Jail. Her bond is set at $10,000 cash.

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