A Hardenville man, 30-year-old Jeremiah Kowerduck, has added possession of methamphetamine to his list of offenses beginning on July 20th.
According to the Ozark County Times, Kowerduck was originally arrested for allegedly burglarizing a Gainesville home and stealing items worth approximately $1,500. The incident led him to be charged with burglary, stealing and unlawful possession of a firearm, meaning he is a convicted felon. He has since been charged with possession of a controlled substance following a search of his person while being booked into the county jail.
During the search, Ozark County Sheriffs Department employees found two bags of a white crystalline substance in his sock. According to court documents, Kowerduck reportedly told officers he forgot he had stashed the baggies, which he identified as containing methamphetamine, in his sock when he was brought to the jail.
Kowerduck was arraigned on July 20th and is scheduled to return to court for a criminal setting August 14th.
If convicted, Kowerduck can face up to four years in prison for each of the class D felonies filed against him. The charging document in the case says Kowerduck is charged as a prior offender under Missouri Revised statute 558.016 because he pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary on June 9th, 2010 in Ozark County.
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