Second not guilty plea over pounds of meth, thousands of pills found in Olmsted County
Douglas Howard
Posted: Apr 8, 2021 3:26 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A second plea is entered over 14 pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of oxycodone pills.
Douglas Ray Howard, 58 of Rochester, pleaded not guilty Thursday to first-degree possession of drugs and first degree sale of drugs. No trial date has been set.
Ann Jessen-Ford
Matthew Lyman
Howard is one of three people arrested after a traffic stop in January started an investigation.
Matthew James Lyman, 47 of Mantorville, was pulled over after law enforcement said he was swerving through traffic and failed to signal a lane change. Investigators say five pounds of meth, 4,000 oxycodone pills, and two handguns were found in Lyman’s vehicle. Court documents state one of the handguns had been reported stolen.
14 pounds of meth, 4,000 oxycodone pills located during SE Minnesota drug bust
Lyman (left), Howard (middle), Jessen-Ford/Olmsted County Adult Detention Center.
Three people are facing charges in connection to the investigation.
Posted: Jan 20, 2021 8:56 AM
Updated: Jan 20, 2021 9:55 AM
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OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn. - Around 14 pounds of methamphetamine and around 4,000 oxycodone pills were recovered during a drug investigation.
Authorities said it began Jan. 17 with a traffic stop of Matthew Lyman, 47, of Mantorville. He had failed to signal a lane change and was swerving through traffic.
Five pounds of meth and 4,000 oxycodone pills were in the vehicle along with two handguns. One of the guns was stolen.
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Rochester, MN(KROC AM) - It started as a routine traffic stop and became one of Rochester’s biggest drug busts in recent memory.
A Rochester patrol officer pulled over a suspected impaired driver Sunday night and searched the vehicle.
The officer found 5 pounds of methamphetamine, 4,000 suspected Oxycodone pills and two handguns. The driver - 47-year-old Matthew Lyman of Mantorville - was arrested.
Olmsted County ADC
Investigators went to a residence in the 2100 block of 18 ½ Ave NW Tuesday and during a search, found 9 pounds of methamphetamine.
Two people who live at the residence were arrested. They were identified as 57-year-old Douglas Howard and 57-year-old Ann Jessen-Ford.