By Gary Ogle
gogle@wbcowqel.com

Freedom, even the temporary kind, will come with a high price for a Galion man charged in connection with operating a meth lab.

A $1 million bond was continued for Kyle Gardner Monday during felony arraignments in Crawford County Common Pleas Court. Gardner is charged with Felony 1 illegal manufacture of drugs and Felony 3 possessing chemicals for manufacturing drugs.

A total of 18 people in all were arraigned. A complete list of those arraigned including charges and bonds can be found below.

Common Pleas Court felony arraignments:
Miranda Burton, F 3 illegal assembly of possession of chemicals for assembly of drugs, F5 possession of drugs, F3 possession of drugs ($250,000); Sasha Shoemaker, F4 forgery, F4 theft (personal recognizance); Jamie Cline, F3 possession of drugs ($100,000); Jason Howard, F5 possession of drugs ($150,000); Kyle Gardner, F1 illegal manufacture of drugs, F3 possession of chemicals for manufacture of drugs ($1 million); Tiara Hancock, F5 possession of drugs ($100,000); Jolita Myers, two counts of F5 possession of drugs ($100,000); Maggie Gerhart, F5 possession of drugs ($200,000); Andrew Utter, F4 theft $10,000); Amber Ramsey, F1 illegal manufacture of drugs, F3 possession of chemicals for manufacture of drugs (($100,000); Mindy Wells, F5 possession of drugs ($75,000); Rickey Jordan, F5 forgery and F5 illegal processing of drug documents ($5,000); Thomas Witt, F5 possession of drugs ($250,000); Andrew Reedy, F5 forgery (personal recognizance); Dakota Craft, F2 burglary (personal recognizance); Joshua Gottfried, F5 theft (personal recognizance); Samantha Haddix, F5 receiving stolen property (held on bond in another case); Michael Esno, F5 receiving stolen property (pleaded guilty and sentenced).