A federal grand jury indicted five Springfield residents for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing firearms.
Dusty B. Lescard, 38, Anne Louise Currie, 61, Jeremy Moran Chambers, 44, Tilton Chase Tate, 39, and Erik C. Foster, 41, were charged in a 22-count indictment returned under seal by the grand jury on April 12. That indictment has been unsealed. Lescard, Currie and Tate remain in federal custody pending their detention hearings.
The federal indictment alleges Lescard, Currie, Chambers, Tate and Foster participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from March 18, 2021, to Oct. 12, 2022. It also contains a forfeiture allegation, which would require the defendants to forfeit to the government any property obtained from the proceeds of the alleged offenses, including $11,960 that was seized by law enforcement.
In addition to the conspiracy, Lescard is charged with six counts of distributing 50 grams or more of meth, one count of distributing five grams or more of meth and two counts of possessing 50 grams or more of meth with the intent to distribute. Lescard is also charged with one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime and two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms. Lescard allegedly possessed a Glock 9 mm pistol and a Smith & Wesson 9 mm pistol on Dec. 30, 2021, and a Glock 9 mm pistol on Jan. 12, 2022.
Chambers is also charged with one count of possessing 50 grams or more of meth to distribute, one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime and one count of being a felon in possession of firearms. Chambers allegedly possessed a Ruger .22-caliber pistol, two Glock 9 mm pistols and a Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver on July 22, 2021.
Tate is also charged with one count of possessing 50 grams or more of meth with intent to distribute and one count of being a felon in possession of firearms. Tate allegedly possessed a Ruger .380-caliber pistol and a Stoeger 9mm pistol on April 14, 2022.
Foster is also charged with two counts of possessing 50 grams or more of meth with the intent to distribute, while Currie is also charged with two counts of possessing meth with the intent to distribute.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie L. Wan. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the FBI, the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Republic Police Department and the Springfield Police Department.
