Thursday, October 31, 2013

Local Couple / Drug Bust

A MAQUOKETA COUPLE BRENT GOOD, AGE 33 AND SARA GOOD, AGE 35, EACH FACE SEVEN DRUG CHARGES AFTER MAQUOKETA POLICE LAST NIGHT FOUND HALLUCENOGENIC  MUSHROOMS GROWING IN THEIR BASEMENT AT 106 EAST MAPLE STREET. 


ACCORDING TO CHIEF BRAD KORANDA THESE MUSHROOM ARE INGESTED TO GET A HIGH AND CREATE A SIMILAR PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE AS TAKING LSD.  THEY CAN BE EATEN RAW OR DRIED AND MADE INTO TEA.  ALSO FOUND IN THE HOME, A BAGGIE OF MARIJUANA AND NINE XANAX PILLS, AND PIPES USED TO SMOKE MARIJUANA.

BRENT GOOD IS IN THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ON $50,000 CASH BOND AND SARA GOOD WAS TAKEN TO JONE COUNTY JAIL AND ALSO IS ON $50,000 CASH BOND.   A PRELIMINARY HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THE PAIR AT 9 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 12TH.

NEWS SOURCE:  KMAQ Radio Station 



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MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Maquoketa police arrested a couple Tuesday night after police found hallucinogenic mushrooms growing in their basement.
It's the first time such a bust has been made in Maquoketa, according to police.
Maquoketa Police Chief Brad Koranda said seven drug-related charges have been filed against both Sara Good, 35, and Brent Good, 33, both of 106 E. Maple, Maquoketa.
Police conducted a search warrant of the home, which is 1,000 feet from the Maquoketa Middle School, on Tuesday. They found 49 grams of the mushrooms that contain psilocybin. Koranda said the mushrooms create a psychedelic experience, similar to taking LSD.
Also found were 15-watt grow lights over seven plastic bins that contained straw and fertilizer. The mushrooms were in various growing stages in the bins. He said police found 30 mason jars containing spores, which is the beginning process of growing mushrooms.
The couple also had mushrooms drying in a padlocked room in the upstairs of their home, he said. A minor child lived at the home, according to the chief.
"This is the biggest bust of this kind for us," Koranda said. "We've never had any arrests for mushroom growing."
During the search, officers found a baggie of marijuna between the mattress and box springs of the couple's bed. A baggie of marijuana also was found in the kitchen cabinet. Nine Xanax pills were found, and no prescription was found for them. Drug paraphernalia also was found.
The couple were charged with:
  • Possession of a controlled substance: marijuana.
  • Child endangerment.
  • Possession of prescription without a prescription: Xanax.
  • Failure to affix a drug tax stamp.
  • Conspire to manufacture a schedule 1 controlled substance Psilocybin (mushrooms).
  • Conspiracy.
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia.
Brent Good is being held on $50,000 cash bond at the Jackson County Detention Center. Sara Good also has a $50,000 cash bond but has been transferred to the Jones County jail.
A preliminary hearing for the pair has been set for 9 a.m. Nov. 12.
Koranda said the mushrooms are ingested to get high. They can be eaten raw or dried and made into a tea. These mushrooms also are known as magics, mushies, schrooms or liberty caps and are small and tan-colored.

NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE:  QC TIMES

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