Moniteau County man charged with 16 felonies after drug search warrant
Madison Stuerman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Moniteau County man is facing 16 felonies after a drug search warrant was served last week.
Jorge Bedolla, 36, of California, was taken into custody after the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a home on Gerhart Road on Thursday.
Bedolla was charged with second-degree drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, three counts of child endangerment and 11 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm.
Court documents state Bedolla was taken into custody at the home and was later found with a crystal substance in his pocket that field tested positive for meth.
Deputies said they also found about a gram of fentanyl on a picture with a card that had Bedolla’s name next to it, with a hollowed-out pen.
A handgun with two rounds in its chamber was found by detectives, according to documents. Badolla’s wife allegedly told deputies the guns belonged to him.
Ten guns were allegedly found in a locked room in the bathroom attached to the main bedroom.
Documents also state deputies found a substance that field tested positive for meth in a garage behind the home.
Three children were in the home at the time of the arrest. Deputies said in court documents that they could have access to any of the drugs as they were found in open areas.
Badolla is currently being held at the Moniteau County Jail.
An initial arraignment is set for Tuesday morning.