Cape Councilman Indicted on Drug Charges

Cape Girardeau, Mo. (KFMO) - A former Cape Girardeau city councilman, 54-year-old Rhettney B. Pierce, is being indicted on drug and gun charges.

Pierce faces one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. The indictment accuses Pierce of possessing more than 50 grams of meth between September 26 and 27, and possessing two 9mm handguns while a user of illegal drugs. Pierce was arrested on the federal charges Thursday and pled not guilty. A motion seeking to have him held in jail until trial says that a confidential source working with investigators said Pierce had purchased about four ounces of meth in the previous month and was scheduled to buy more.

Investigators found more meth and the two handguns in a court-approved search of Pierce’s home, the motion says.