On 10/05/2015, the Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by the Junction City/Geary County SWAT team executed a search warrant at 527 W. Pine St. after a two month long investigation into the cultivation of marijuana occurring at the residence.
The following were arrested:
Lawrence Daniel Nielson II, age 46 of Junction City. He was charged with Sale/Cultivation of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana with intent to sell within 1000’ of a school zone, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Mandy Elizabeth Coffey, age 34 of Junction City. She was charged with Sale/Cultivation of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Posession of Marijuana with intent to sell within 1000’ of a school zone, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Richard Bruce Payne Jr., age 44 of Kansas City. He was charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Bond was set at $2,500.00 for Payne. Lawrence Nielson II and Mandy Coffey were confined without bond at the Geary County Detention Center pending their first appearance in Geary County District Court.
The Drug Operations Group seized an active indoor marijuana grow consisting of 15 marijuana plants, marijuana, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, ammunition, two rifles, and one handgun.
The Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group is a joint task force composed of members of the Junction City Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Department, and Grandview Plaza Police Department.
