Teen gets probation in meth lab case

As long as she stays out of trouble, a Cape Girardeau teenager will avoid prison time for her role in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation her mother and stepfather are accused of running.

Circuit Judge Benjamin Lewis on Monday placed Lacey Solis, 17, on five years of supervised probation.

Solis originally faced three felony charges and a misdemeanor, but she pleaded guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance last month as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Solis' mother, Shauna Hamilton, 32, appeared in court Monday on charges of possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of amphetamine or methamphetamine paraphernalia and possession of anhydrous ammonia in a nonapproved container and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

Lewis set Hamilton's case for jury trial Jan. 29.

The charges against Solis, her mother and her stepfather, Thomas Hamilton, 46, of Jackson stemmed from a June 7 case in which police say a shooting led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab at a house on Kingsway Drive.

The shooting victim, Andrew McLendon, 29, was charged with second-degree assault and first-degree property damage in connection with the altercation that led to the shooting.

McLendon also appeared in court Monday. His case was continued to Oct. 15.

Thomas Hamilton, owner of the house at 1467 Kings­way Drive where the shooting occurred, is scheduled for arraignment Monday.

Pertinent address:

1467 Kingsway Drive, Cape Girardeau, Mo.