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Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter reports today that a rural Benton, Missouri couple have been and arrested for distribution of prescription pain medication.

Michael Lee Caldwell (58) has been charged with two counts of a class B felony for distribution of a controlled substance.

Carol Jeanne Lively (41) has been charged with one count of a class B felony for distribution of a controlled substance.

Sheriff Walter stated investigators started to conduct surveillance on Caldwell after learning that he was attempting to sell his medication. On July 15, 2015 investigators working undercover made contact with Caldwell at his residence where Caldwell sold undercover investigators Hydrocodone tablets. During this transaction, Caldwell offered to sell addition pain medication in exchange for a ride to a local pharmacy.

Later that morning undercover investigators drove Caldwell and Lively to the pharmacy where they obtained their prescriptions. After leaving the pharmacy, Lively sold 10 Soma tablets to the undercover investigators for $40.00 and gave them two additional tablets for giving them a ride to the pharmacy.

After returning to Benton, both Caldwell and Lively were taken into custody without incident. Lively’s bond has been set at $10,000.00 cash or surety. Bond for Caldwell has been set at $25,000.00 cash or surety.
Caldwell was also arrested on an active Scott County warrant for Domestic Assault. That bond was set at $2500.00 cash only.