CHEHALIS – One of the men Centralia police say is connected to multiple search warrants served today related to stolen property is now facing drug charges involving methamphetamine, three different prescription narcotics and a misdemeanor amount of marijuana.
Daniel J. Miller Sr., 49, of Chehalis, went before a judge this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court.
He was charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, according to Deputy Prosecutor Sara Beigh. While police and his jail booking suggested Miller’s Thursday arrest also included manufacture of the drug, Beigh said that was not the case.
Miller was also charged with possession of oxycodone, methadone and hydrocodone. Information about the quantities in question were not immediately available.
Miller was not charged with any crimes related to stolen property. Beigh said she could not comment on Centralia police’s investigation.
Judge Richard Brosey set bail at $25,000. Miller was released from custody later Friday afternoon.
He is scheduled to appear in the Chehalis courtroom again next Thursday morning for arraignment – to make his plea.
Centralia Police Officer John Panco said earlier today detectives were pursuing a variety of stolen property at more than one location, but didn’t disclose details. Panco said Russell L. Lamb, 42, of Centralia, was picked up shortly after Miller on Thursday, in connection with the case.
Lamb was booked into the Lewis County Jail for being a felon in possession of a firearm, but was let out at mid-day Friday without being charged with any crime. Beigh described Lamb’s status as released pending further investigation.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter