According to the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department, after months of investigation, a New Madrid Police Officer assigned to the SEMO Drug Task Force secured federal indictments on three people from Lilbourn:
41 year old Michael Ryan Bush is charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm
54 year old Thomas Phillips Jr. is charged with Methamphetamine Distribution and Drug User in Possession of a Firearm
36 year old Bryan Nelson is charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Yesterday officers with SEMO Drug Task Force, New Marid County Sheriff’s Department and New Marid Police Department arrested all three, taking them into custody without incident. All are currently being held at the Mississippi County Jail pending transfer to a federal holding facility.
Further indictments are expected.