John Phillips Beall,Lisa Leigh Fischer

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John Phillips Beall, 61, and Lisa Leigh Fischer, 41, both of Okolona, remain in custody in St. Francis County, pending the filing of charges by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The arrest was made in the early morning hours of Jan. 9, when a 1994 Ford Bronco was pulled over for a suspended vehicle license, near the 247 mile marker.
After receiving permission to search the vehicle, troopers found five pounds of ice meth, along with drug paraphernalia, $16,000 in cash, two firearms and a silencer.
The “ice” is valued at about $224,000.
Because Beall and Fischer were living in Okolona, the Clark County Sheriff’s Department was notified. ASP officers and the Clark County Sheriff’s office executed a search warrant at a motor home in Okolona where Beall and Fisher were reported to be living. They found another pound of meth and 10 glass smoking pipes, according to the press release.
Clark County Sheriff David Turner said he did not think Beall and Fisher were manufacturing methamphetamine. “They were just selling it,” he said. Turner said Beall and Fisher were expected to be charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and may face charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms. Fischer could also be charged with furnishing a prohibited weapon to a felon.
Beall is originally from Arizona, according to Turner, and at the time of his arrest was already on parole for a previous conviction in federal court for drug trafficking.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, ice methamphetamine is a clear form of meth. The NIDA also reports that methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant, more potent, longer lasting and more harmful than amphetamines. It can be smoked, inhaled or injected. Ice meth is more commonly smoked.