On October 20th we reported to you that deputies from the

 Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office arrested the following individuals

 in connection to an ongoing investigation into the recent thefts from

 mailboxes in the county.

 

 Joshua Hall Bowers

 Age: 36

 Fraudulent Use of a Credit Device Class E Felony

 Bond: $5,000 CASH ONLY

 Trafficking in the 2nd Degree Class B Felony - 3/4 of a pound of methamphetamine

 Bond: $25,000 CASH ONLY

 

 Cody Allen Reid

 Age: 32

 Fraudulent Use of a Credit Device Class E Felony

 Bond: $10,000 cash or surety

 

 We also told you that more charges and arrests were likely to follow concerning

 these mailbox thefts. Today we are happy to report on the following federal indictments

 stemming from that case.

 

 THE GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:

 

 On or about October 15, 2021, in Cape Girardeau County, within the Southeastern

 Division of the Eastern District of Missouri,

 

 JOSHUAH. BOWERS,

 

 Count 1:

 

 did knowingly and intentionally possess with the intent to distribute

 fifty (50) grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine, a

 Schedule II controlled substance

 

 COUNT 2: 

 

 JOSHUAH. BOWERS, and KAYLEE D. SMITH,

 

 Aided and abetted by each other, did knowingly steal packages and

 letters from authorized depositories for mail.

 

 The charge of an offense is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed

 innocent until and unless proven guilty.