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Bond Reduction Denied for Woman Charged in Meth Case

By Greg Bebermeyer

07/27/2012

Melissa Alvarez

( KNZA )--An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma woman charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent distribute remains in the Brown County Jail on one million dollars bond after a motion for a bond reduction is denied.
Magistrate Judge Roy Roper Wednesday denied the motion filed by Andrew Delaney, the court-appointed attorney for Melissa Alvarez.
Judge Roper did grant a request to continue her preliminary hearing, which is now set for September 5th in Brown County Court.
Alvarez was arrested July 16th after a traffic stop south of Sabetha on U.S. 75 lead to the seizure of about 11 pounds of suspected methamphetamine.
Because the amount of alleged meth is over a kilogram, Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill says the charge against Alvarez is a level one felony based on the new Kansas sentencing grid that went into effect July 1st....( play audio )
The traffic stop was conducted by the Kansas Highway Patrol, and once the alleged meth was discovered, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency was called in to provide assistance.

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