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Last updated on Monday, October 13, 2014
(NEW HARMONY) - The Posey County Sheriff arrested three employees of the New Harmony Inn, including an assistant manager. All are facing meth-related charges.
WFIE reports, Sheriff Greg Oeth says Anthony Knight, Joshua Egbert and Misty Egbert were arrested Friday as the result of an investigation that began in July.
The sheriff says it started after the county's drug task force got a tip that meth was being brought into New Harmony from southern Illinois.
Information that trickled in led them to the New Harmony Inn.
Officials started working undercover, with the help of a confidential informant.
Records show over the course of several months, that informant bought meth from both Anthony Knight of Grayville and Joshua Egbert of Carmi, sometimes near or on the Inn's property.
According to an affidavit, during one of the drug deals, Joshua's wife Misty Egbert was there, watching it happen.
Sheriff Oeth says these arrests aren't surprising because meth has been an issue since the 1990s.
However, the sheriff says this case is unusual because the three suspects worked together at a place that's well-known in the community.
"This in no way has any connection with the fine reputation that this establishment has. This was just some decisions that were made on some individual's parts, and some decisions and actions that they took solely upon themselves," Sheriff Oeth says. "Methamphetamine cuts across all lines, all geographic boundaries, all cultures, all ethnic groups."
Knight and Joshua Egbert are both facing charges for dealing meth, while Misty Egbert faces conspiracy charges.
The sheriff says they don't believe any other inn employees were involved. He says it's likely the owners and other workers are shocked by the arrests.
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