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| Alicia Kay Brooks |
Alicia Brooks, 46, was originally charged charged by State Police Trooper S.G. Blake with 24 felony counts of Conspiracy and 1 felony count of Gross Child Neglect. As part of her plea agreement with the State, Brooks agreed to plead guilty to two felonies in exchange for a dismissal of all other charges. She pleaded guilty to an Information which charged: Count One, Manufacture of a Controlled Substance, being meth, a schedule II controlled substance; and Count Two, Gross Child Neglect Creating Substantial Risk of Serious Bodily Injury or Death in that she neglected two children by permitting the operation of a meth lab in the home where the children were living.
Trooper Blake's original criminal complaint states that he received information from Cowen Police Chief Allen Cogar that Okey Brooks was making meth in a clandestine manner on September 8, 2012. Cogar, while in a hidden location, then visually confirmed that Okey Brooks was making meth. Members of the State Police and the Webster County Sheriff's Department then responded to the Brooks' residence stated to be at 178 Hoover Hill Road in Cowen.
An active meth lab was found in plain view on the back porch of the residence. Okey Brooks then gave the officers consent to search the residence and police found coffee filters, lithium batteries, rubber tubing, Coleman fuel, and Liquid Heet, items all commonly used to make meth. Sargent Paul Kutcher of the Nicholas County Drug Task Force examined and observed 24 individual meth labs. Kutcher sampled six of the labs and was of the opinion that all 24 labs were consistent with the six sampled.
Okey Brooks advised officers that his wife, Alicia Brooks, knew that he was making meth for the past one to two months. In a recorded statement, Alicia Brooks admitted that she knew Okey was making meth along with Mark Linkous and Josh Cox. Okey also admitted he made meth with Linkous a few times. Two minor children resided with Okey and Alicia Brooks, and all of the meth labs and ingredients were accessible by the children.
As a result of her guilty pleas, Alicia Brooks faces prison terms of not less than one but not more than five years on the Manufacturing a Controlled Substance charge, and not less than one but not more than five years on the Gross Child Neglect charge, for a possible combined maximum prison term of not less than two years but not more than ten years. Judge Alsop ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Brooks remains out on bond pending her sentencing hearing. She was represented by Buckhannon lawyer Dennis Willett.
Trooper Blake's original criminal complaint states that he received information from Cowen Police Chief Allen Cogar that Okey Brooks was making meth in a clandestine manner on September 8, 2012. Cogar, while in a hidden location, then visually confirmed that Okey Brooks was making meth. Members of the State Police and the Webster County Sheriff's Department then responded to the Brooks' residence stated to be at 178 Hoover Hill Road in Cowen.
An active meth lab was found in plain view on the back porch of the residence. Okey Brooks then gave the officers consent to search the residence and police found coffee filters, lithium batteries, rubber tubing, Coleman fuel, and Liquid Heet, items all commonly used to make meth. Sargent Paul Kutcher of the Nicholas County Drug Task Force examined and observed 24 individual meth labs. Kutcher sampled six of the labs and was of the opinion that all 24 labs were consistent with the six sampled.
Okey Brooks advised officers that his wife, Alicia Brooks, knew that he was making meth for the past one to two months. In a recorded statement, Alicia Brooks admitted that she knew Okey was making meth along with Mark Linkous and Josh Cox. Okey also admitted he made meth with Linkous a few times. Two minor children resided with Okey and Alicia Brooks, and all of the meth labs and ingredients were accessible by the children.
As a result of her guilty pleas, Alicia Brooks faces prison terms of not less than one but not more than five years on the Manufacturing a Controlled Substance charge, and not less than one but not more than five years on the Gross Child Neglect charge, for a possible combined maximum prison term of not less than two years but not more than ten years. Judge Alsop ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Brooks remains out on bond pending her sentencing hearing. She was represented by Buckhannon lawyer Dennis Willett.
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