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Sept. 17, 2018Maryville, MO |  By: John Coffey

Maryville man arrested on drug & weapons charges

A cooperative investigation of the Nodaway County Sheriff's Department and Maryville Public Safety resulted in the arrest of a Maryville resident on drug and weapons charges.  Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong says the arrest of Randall Shawn Justus came following an incident Thursday afternoon.

"We got a call of an assault in progress, an individual had a weapon here in Maryville.  Maryville officers were responding to that.  Captain Wedlock and I back up detective Glidden who had pulled over a suspect over down on East 1st - probably close to Depot Street - down in that area.  He was armed with a ball bat and had attempted to assault a couple of individuals here in town."

Strong says a follow up investigation at Justus' residence resulted in the discovery of drugs and weapons.

"It looked like there was a marijuana grow going on at that location.  And that there were probably firearms inside the house that developed probable cause on that for a warrant that was granted.  When they went inside, they indeed found that marijuana was being grown and cultivated.  They got back quite a bit.  We probably have several pounds, maybe more, and a number of firearms."

 Justus was charged Friday afternoon with Class C Felony Manufacture of a Controlled Substance and a Class D Felony Manufacture of a Controlled Substance and a Class E Felony Possession of a Weapon and a Felony Controlled Substance.  Bond for Justus was set at 25 thousand dollars.