A Bourbon, Mo., man who was a federal fugitive for more than a year, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Lucas John Haslag, 31, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine between June 19, 2014, and Nov. 21, 2015.
By pleading guilty, Haslag admitted that he is responsible for the distribution of approximately five pounds of methamphetamine.
Haslag was indicted by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City in June 2014 after law enforcement officers conducted a car stop and found a pound of methamphetamine, a Derringer pistol and a drug ledger in the vehicle he was driving in Freeburg. He was a fugitive from justice, but in October 2015 federal agents obtained information about Haslag's actions and whereabouts. This investigation led to the execution of a search warrant at the Bourbon residence shared by Haslag on Nov. 9, 2015.
Law enforcement officers discovered two pounds of methamphetamine, several firearms and $22,661 in Haslag's residence. Haslag was arrested on Nov. 23, 2015, and has remained in federal custody without bond.
Under federal statutes, Haslag is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 40 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $5 million. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.