Lincoln couple facing multiple drug charges
On April 19, 2018, Madison County Sheriff’s Office investigators closed an eight-month investigation when they arrested John Hofmeister, 53, and Jennifer Shaughnessy, 42, both of 6069 Creek Road, Lincoln. Hofmeister and Shaughnessy were charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a class A felony), third-degree manufacturing methamphetamine (a class D felony), unlawful disposal of methamphetamine lab material (a class E felony) and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a class A misdemeanor).
It is alleged that Hofmeister and Shaughnessy possessed methamphetamine, methamphetamine laboratory equipment and several plastic bottles containing methamphetamine oils. Both subjects also unlawfully disposed of the methamphetamine materials by burning the materials in a burn barrel behind their residence.
Both were arraigned Chittenango Village Court and both were remanded to the Madison County Jail on $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond. Both are scheduled to appear in Lincoln Town Court May 3, 2018, to answer the charges.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by state police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team.