A man from New Madrid County, Missouri, has been accused of distributing methamphetamine to others. Craig M. Perkins, 54, of Howardville, was indicted in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau on July 1 with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The indictment accuses Perkins of possessing more than 500 grams of meth on May 21, 2025.
Perkins appeared in court Tuesday for a detention hearing. A motion seeking to have him held in jail until trial states that a court-approved search of Perkins’ home and vehicle recovered more than 1.9 kilograms of meth. The search followed a series of meth purchases from individuals supplied by Perkins that were carried out by a confidential informant working with the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force, according to the motion.
“A charge set forth in an indictment is merely an accusation and does not constitute proof of guilt,” the statement clarified. “Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.”
The Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force, the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office, the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Shelton is prosecuting the case.
