Crime & Safety

O'Fallon Woman Charged With Helping to Produce Meth

A St. Charles County deputy said he spotted empty pseudoephedrine packets in her car during a traffic stop.

An O’Fallon woman was charged Thursday with possessing pseudoephedrine with intent to make methamphetamine.

A deputy stopped Nicole Barton, 32, of the 400 block of Eastbrook in , for a traffic violation Wednesday on Feise Road near Winterset Hollow Court. The deputy saw two pseudoephedrine blister packages in the car, according to a report.

A check of Barton’s pseudoephedrine purchase history showed 34 purchases and two attempts that were blocked because she exceeded the legal limit.

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Bond was set at $35,000, cash only.

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