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Six arrested, charged with meth possession
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LARNED — Six Larned residents were taken into custody last Friday by the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office and charged with possession of and intent to distribute a controlled substance, among other charges.  

Patrick Jones, 43; Jeanette Moore, 43; Sara Pivonka, 32; Nathanael Harris, 32; Faith Dinning, 26; and Jamil Shoemaker, 25 appeared before Magistrate Judge Julie Cowell Friday afternoon via Zoom. Also arrested at one of the residences was Kenneth Patterson Jr., 26, of Larned, for a parole violation.  No additional charges have been filed against Patterson at this time, Pawnee County Attorney Douglas McNett said in a news release on Friday.

Charges include:

Jones:

• Possession of at least 3.5 grams, but less than 100 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

• Possession of at least 450 grams, but less than 30 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute 

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to distribute a controlled substance 

• No Kansas Drug Stamp 

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to ingest a controlled substance. 

Bond is set at $90,000 cash or surety.

Moore: 

• Possession of at least 3.5 grams, but less than 100 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute 

• Possession of at least 450 grams, but less than 30 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute 

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to distribute a controlled substance 

• No Kansas Drug Stamp  

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to ingest a controlled substance 

Bond is set at $90,000 cash or surety.

Pivokna:

• Possession of at least 3.5 grams, but less than 100 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute 

• Conspiracy to distribute at least 3.5 grams, but less than 100 grams of methamphetamine  

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to distribute a controlled substance 

• Possession of marijuana 

Bond is set at $90,000 cash or surety.

Harris: 

• Possession of at least 3.5 grams, but less than 100 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

• Conspiracy to distribute at least 3.5 grams, but less than 100 grams of methamphetamine 

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to distribute a controlled substance 

Bond is set at $90,000 cash or surety.

Dinning: 

• Possession of at least 3.5 grams, but less than 100 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

• No Kansas Drug Stamp 

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to distribute a controlled substance

• Possession of marijuana

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to ingest a controlled substance 

Bond is set at $90,000 cash or surety.

Shoemaker: 

• Possession of less than 1.00 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute 

• Possession of less than 25 grams of marijuana with intent to distribute

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to distribute a controlled substance 

• Possession of drug paraphernalia suitable to ingest a controlled substance 

Bond is set at $50,000 cash or surety. 

“Additionally, Mr. Shoemaker is also charged in a separate incident alleged to have occurred on or about Feb. 28,” said McNett. 

Shoemaker has also been charged with burglary of a motor vehicle with intent to steal a firearm; burglary of a dwelling; and misdemeanor theft. Bond is set on that matter at $25,000. 

The defendants remain in the custody of the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office. McNett said preliminary hearings have been scheduled for May.


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