Jeremy Dale Morris

St. Louis County Jail

ORR- An Orr man faces new drug-related charges following his arrest on an outstanding felony burglary warrant by St. Louis County Sheriff’s deputies on May 16 in Orr.

Jeremy Dale Morris, 41, was apprehended at his residence at 4720 Pine Dr. on a warrant issued after he missed a Dec. 2019 court date related to his alleged role in a burglary at The Old Muni in Cook in 2019. Morris had been in southern California with family since mid-December, but the sheriff’s department was notified Morris and his white van had been seen at his home the day he was arrested.

According to the official court complaint, when Morris was arrested he had a glass pipe and a small baggie with a white crystalline substance in a pants pocket. The substance later tested positive for methamphetamines.

Deputies checked Morris’s van and discovered a fully loaded H&R .22 revolver in plain view, and a bottle containing what appeared to be marijuana was discovered in a blue backpack. At that point officers stopped the search, ordered the van towed, and applied for a search warrant.

Once the warrant for the van was obtained, officers located a plastic container, bottle, and baggie all containing suspected marijuana, two broken suspected meth pipes, and a cellophane-wrapped package and a baggie containing methamphetamines.

An official press release from Lieutenant Lt. Jason Akerson said approximately 109 grams of methamphetamine was recovered.

Felony charges of first degree possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell and first degree possession of methamphetamines and possession of a firearm were filed May 19. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years and/or $1 million fine for a first violation. The existing third-degree burglary charge carries maximum penalties of five years and/or $10,000.

As of Tuesday, Morris remained in St. Louis County Jail with bond set at $85,000.