UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

MICHAEL W. REAP
Acting United States Attorney

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May 19, 2009
For Immediate Release

TROY, MO MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MANUFACTURING METHAMPHETAMINE IN LINCOLN COUNTY

St. Louis, MO: Joseph Knox was sentenced to 84 months in prison on charges of possession of pseudoephedrine, with the intention of manufacturing methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

JOSEPH KNOX was sentenced today before United States District Judge Charles A. Shaw.

Reap commended the work performed on the case by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, the Warren County Sheriff’s Department and the St. Charles County Regional Drug Task Force.