by Logan Gruber
operations@thenewsleaders.com
Two St. Joseph residents were arrested Dec. 14 for selling methamphetamine in the rural parts of St. Joseph.
The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force conducted meth purchases for two months at a building at 35884 CR 4, southwest of St. Stephen, leading to the arrest of Luke Plemel, 30, of St. Joseph and Harley Weilage, 23, also of St. Joseph.
The search warrant was executed on Monday at the building, where the arrests were made. Investigators say they found 10 grams of meth inside the building.
Plemel was arrested on outstanding drug warrants and now faces an additional charge of second-degree possession. Weilage was arrested on outstanding warrants for assault and kidnapping, and now faces a new charge of sales of a controlled substance in the first degree. Both were taken to the Stearns County Jail.
