Cape Girardeau County
Sheriff's Department

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FROM: SHERIFF JOHN JORDAN

DATE: January 27, 2011

On Thursday, January 27, 2011 Sheriff's Deputies served a search warrant at 318 Main Delta Street, in Delta, Missouri. With the assistance of the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force a working shaking and bake Meth lab was located and seized. Sheriff's Deputies had previously arrested

JERIEL MALACHI BROOKS
19 Years of age
318 Main Delta, Missouri

Wednesday afternoon in reference to a Burglary. Brooks has been formally charged with a Class C Felony of Burglary and Class A Misdemeanor of Stealing under $500.00 value of property.

The Burglary occurred June 20, 2010 at 196 Stroder Lane near Whitewater, Missouri. Recovered items from the Burglary was a Safe and Briefcase. Formal charges are pending for Manufacturing Methamphetamine.

Brooks is in custody of the Cape Girardeau County Justice Center in lieu of a $25,000.00 cash or surety bond.

 The charge of an offense is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.