Officers Seized More Than 5 Kilos of Meth From Her Property SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two West Plains, Missouri, residents were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties. Shirley J. Hicks, 64, and Shaun M. Ross, 44, both of West Plains, were sentenced in separate hearings before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough. Hicks was sentenced to 20 years and one month in federal prison without parole. Ross was sentenced to six years in federal prison without parole. Hicks, the leader of the conspiracy, and Ross each pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Hicks also pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. When law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Hicks's residence on July 24, 2018, they found a red toolbox inside a shop/ba
Photo: Shirley J. Hicks SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Two West Plains residents were sentenced in federal court Friday for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. A West Plains man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Howell, Greene and