In federal court: Cape man pleads guilty to meth charge; another sentenced to prison for pseudoephedrine possession

The following information was released by the office of federal prosecutor Richard G. Callahan for defendants appearing in federal court before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday.

PLEADED GUILTY

Name: Scott Eugene Peetz

Age: 50

Residence: Cape Girardeau

Charge: Conspiracy to manufacture 5 grams or more of methamphetamine

Sentencing: Set for April 20. Peetz could face 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine.

Summary: Peetz admitted that with his plea that on April 3 he was operating a methamphetamine laboratory. SEMO Drug Task Force officers found evidence that attempts at cooking methamphetamine took place at Peetz's home numerous times. DEA agents established through investigation that Peetz had been getting precursor chemicals from various individuals in exchange for finished methamphetamine.

SENTENCED

Name: Kyle Weston Madden

Age: 21

Residence: Cape Girardeau

Charge: One felony count of possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine

Sentence: 84 months in prison

Summary: On May 15 the SEMO Drug Task Force received information that Madden recently committed a burglary at the Medicap pharmacy in Cape Girardeau. Madden was arrested on unrelated warrants, and hundreds of pills were found in his pockets. Many of the pills contained pseudopehedrine and controlled pharmaceuticals similar to the type stolen from Medicap.