In federal court: Cape man gets more than 18 years in prison for meth lab

The following information was released Tuesday by the federal prosecutor's office for defendants appearing in federal court before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Monday.

SENTENCED

Name: Scott Eugene Peetz

Age: 50

Residence: Cape Girardeau

Charge: One felony count of conspiracy to manufacture five grams or more of methamphetamine.

Sentence: 225 months; Upon release from prison, eight years of supervised probation.

Summary: On April 3, 2009, the SEMO Drug Task Force found a methamphetamine lab at Peetz's home. Officers found evidence that Peetz had cooked the substance at his residence in the past. Peetz had been receiving materials to manufacture methamphetamine for a period of around two years.