Osceola man arrested on felony drug charge

Leland Daggett

On July 17, Leland Daggett, 59, Osceola, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with a class B felony of manufacturing a controlled substance. The charge stems from an incident on July 16 when St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office deputies, members of the Mid Missouri Multi Jurisdiction Drug Task Force, and the Morgan County SWAT Team conducted a search warrant at his residence on SE 401 Road, Osceola.

 During the investigation digital scales and a plastic bag containing a white substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine was discovered in a garden on the property. Bond is set at $50,000 cash or surety.