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Court hearings this week on drug charges
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A Lancaster man will be arraigned this week on seven Iowa County felony charges and one misdemeanor charge.

Brandon A. Loken, 26, Lancaster, faces charges of party to possession of methamphetamine precursors, party to manufacture or delivery of up to 3 grams of amphetamines, party to possession of methamphetamine waste, and three counts of felony bail jumping. The charges were filed Nov. 20 for an incident Sept. 10–11, according to court records.

Loken also faces charges of felony bail jumping and resisting or obstructing an officer for an incident Aug. 20, according to court records. 

Loken’s arraignment was rescheduled from Jan. 12 because he wasn’t in court, according to court records.

Loken is one of four people arrested for methamphetamine-related charges after a Town of Benton house search in November 2014. One of the four has a court appearance this week.

Loken was placed on four years probation in Lafayette County Circuit Court Oct. 21 after he pleaded guilty to party to possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia, and party to disposal of methamphetamine manufacturing waste. A charge of party to possession of methamphetamine was dismissed in a plea agreement, according to court records.

Haleigh S. Stocks, 24, Highland, was placed on two years probation after she pleaded no contest Feb. 1 to a party to possession of methamphetamine charge. Charges of possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia and party to disposal of methamphetamine manufacturing waste were dismissed.

Stocks’ probation term includes an AODA assessment, random drug testing, no use of alcohol or non-prescription drugs, and staying out of bars.

Stocks also faces Iowa County charges of felony bail jumping and disorderly conduct — domestic abuse for an incident Aug. 20, according to court records. A status conference is scheduled for this week.

Christopher K. Bennett, 39, Benton, will appear in Lafayette County Circuit Court for a plea/sentencing hearing on those three methamphetamine charges, as well as for a pending disorderly conduct charge today at 10 a.m.

Bennett’s charges include maximum sentences of 15½ years in prison and $30,000 in fines.

Garrett S. Lipshutz, 24, Lancaster, was sentenced to three years probation, including a ban on all use of alcohol or controlled substances without a prescription, an AODA assessment, and random drug testing, after he pleaded guilty to one count of party to possession of methamphetamine. Charges of party to possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia, and party to disposal of methamphetamine manufacturing waste were dismissed.

 

Lafayette County deputies and Monroe police executed a search warrant at Bennett’s Town of Benton house Nov. 17, 2014, where products used in the manufacture of methamphetamine were discovered, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office.