On July 30th, 2013 the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office, Cortland County Sheriff’s Office, and New York State Police conducted a “no knock” search warrant on County Rd 12 in the Town of Pitcher. The warrant followed an investigation into the manufacturing of Methamphetamine. The Narcotics Division arrested Christopher C. Baker age 23 from the Town of Pitcher. Baker was allegedly manufacturing Methamphetamine using the “one pot” method. The Sheriff’s Office seized Methamphetamine at the scene along with laboratory materials, precursors, and chemicals. Baker was charged with Unlawful Manufacturing of Methamphetamine in the Third Degree (Felony), Unlawful Disposal of Methamphetamine Laboratory Material (Felony), Criminal Possession of Methamphetamine Manufacturing Material in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of Precursors to of Methamphetamine, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, and Criminally Possessing a Hypodermic Instrument. Baker was arraigned in the Town of Norwich Court and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $10,000 cash bail. All crimes described in this press release are allegations, and suspect named is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:24:01 +0000