The seemingly never ending parade of people arrested in Webster County for drug-related crimes continued late Thursday night when the West Virginia State Police arrested a Webster Springs couple on meth-related charges and one man on other drug possession charges.
Ora Richard Wisner, age 29, has been charged with 10 felony counts of Manufacturing a Controlled Substance (meth), 10 felony counts of Operating or Attempting to Operate a Clandestine Drug Laboratory, 10 felony counts of Conspiracy, 2 felony counts of Gross Child Neglect, and 1 count of Altering a Meth Precursor. Coriana Lyn Christian, age 22, has been charged with two felony counts of Gross Child Neglect. Burton Wendell McCourt, age 20, has been charged with the misdemeanor crimes of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Hydrocodone.
According the the criminal complaint filed against Wisner by State Police Seargant L.C. Carpenter, police were assisting Child Protective Services on a welfare check at 136 Shady Creek Road near Diana on February 14, 2013. Allegedly staying at the residence were Wisner, Christian, and McCourt, along with four minor children.
At the residence, officers located ten inactive meth labs. One of the labs was located inside the residence. Officers learned from Wisner and Christian that Wisner had been "cooking" meth at the residence, and there were four minor children present, two of whom were Wisner's children.
The criminal complaint against Wisner further states that Wisner confessed that he "cooked" outside the residence, but was unable to explain the one meth lab found inside the residence. Wisner was able to go into great detail about cooking meth, including altering pseudo ephedrine.
According to the criminal complaint filed against Christian by Seargant Carpenter, Christian resided with Wisner where the meth labs were found, along with her two children. Of the ten inactive meth labs found at the residence, police found one meth lab near the walkway leading into the residence and another inactive meth lab in a back bedroom of the residence.
Christian and Wisner allegedly admitted that the children sometimes used that bedroom. The complaint states that Christian failed to protect and neglected the welfare of the children, ages 2 and 4, from the effects of a clandestine laboratory.
According to the criminal complaint filed against McCourt by State Police Trooper S.G. Blake, officers on February 14, 2013 found two hydrocodone pills in McCourt's bedroom and McCourt admitted to ownership of the pills, for which he did not have a valid prescription. Officers also discover a marijuana pipe in McCourt's pants.
Ora Richard Wisner, age 29, has been charged with 10 felony counts of Manufacturing a Controlled Substance (meth), 10 felony counts of Operating or Attempting to Operate a Clandestine Drug Laboratory, 10 felony counts of Conspiracy, 2 felony counts of Gross Child Neglect, and 1 count of Altering a Meth Precursor. Coriana Lyn Christian, age 22, has been charged with two felony counts of Gross Child Neglect. Burton Wendell McCourt, age 20, has been charged with the misdemeanor crimes of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Hydrocodone.
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| Ora Richard Wisner |
At the residence, officers located ten inactive meth labs. One of the labs was located inside the residence. Officers learned from Wisner and Christian that Wisner had been "cooking" meth at the residence, and there were four minor children present, two of whom were Wisner's children.
The criminal complaint against Wisner further states that Wisner confessed that he "cooked" outside the residence, but was unable to explain the one meth lab found inside the residence. Wisner was able to go into great detail about cooking meth, including altering pseudo ephedrine.
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| Coriana Lyn Christian |
Christian and Wisner allegedly admitted that the children sometimes used that bedroom. The complaint states that Christian failed to protect and neglected the welfare of the children, ages 2 and 4, from the effects of a clandestine laboratory.
According to the criminal complaint filed against McCourt by State Police Trooper S.G. Blake, officers on February 14, 2013 found two hydrocodone pills in McCourt's bedroom and McCourt admitted to ownership of the pills, for which he did not have a valid prescription. Officers also discover a marijuana pipe in McCourt's pants.
Magistrate John Stone set bail for Wisner in the total amount of $675,000.00, for Christian in the total amount of $50,000.00, and for McCourt in the total amount of $10,000.00. Wisner and Christian remain incarcerated at the Central Regional Jail at the time of the publication of this article. McCourt was released from jail after posting his bail. A criminal complaint is only an allegation and is not proof of guilt.
It's discussing to do that with children in the house. I mean jez- really?
ReplyDeleteDisgusting and down right low! Guess people that do that want to go to prison.
ReplyDeleteThere was not 4 minor children!
ReplyDeleteThe criminal complaint states there were four minor children staying at the residence, two of which children belong to Wisner. That is what the complaint says. We are only printing what the officer stated; if that is wrong, that is an issue for the officer to correct. And the bottom line is whether it was four, two, or just one child present where meth was being cooked, it was still a crime and note that only two gross child neglect charges were filed on wisner and christian.
ReplyDeleteI was just stating that the information was incorrect!
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ReplyDeleteIt dsn't matter how many children it matters that there was children there. Its still messed up. And this is why I don't trust anyone with my baby.
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