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BENTON, MISSOURI - Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter reports an Oran man and Benton, Missouri female arrested on Drug Charges.

Benjamin Karr (37) of 1507 Greer, Oran, Missouri and Aschlei N. Goetz (33) of 6665 State Highway H, Benton, Missouri have been charged with the Class C Felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance and the Class A Misdemeanor of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Sheriff Walter states that on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 deputies responded to 6665 State Highway H, south of Benton, for a narcotics investigation. Deputies arrived and located Karr and Goetz in a vehicle. In the rear seat of the vehicle was Goetz’s five month old child. Karr owns the vehicle and gave deputies permission to search the vehicle.

Deputies located a multi colored makeup bag containing a scale and metal spoon with a white substance on it. A purple bag was located and contained a syringe with a liquid inside of it. Karr also had a syringe and a plastic baggy, with white crystal like substance in it, on his possession.

All of the items field tested positive for methamphetamine.

Karr and Goetz were placed under arrest and were transported to the Scott County jail to be processed. They were booked pending the filing of formal charges by the Scott County Prosecuting Attorney.

Karr and Goetz remain in custody at the Scott County Jail. Bond was set by the court at $2,500.00 cash only on Karr. Goetz’s bond was set by the court at $1,000.00 cash only by the courts.