Moniteau deputies arrest one, accused of leaving methamphetamine at a store

Moniteau deputies arrested Seth Haldiman, 26 after officers received a call about suspicious activity at a business located in Tipton.

Deputies said when they arrived at the store they found a backpack that Haldiman had left inside.

Inside the backpack, deputies found methamphetamine.

Deputies and Tipton police went to Haldiman’s residence and found more methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Haldiman was taken into custody and sent to the Moniteau County Jail.

He faces possible charges of delivering a controlled substance and has a bond set at $50,000.

Moniteau Sheriff Tony Wheatley said the Sheriff’s Office will not tolerate the flow of illegal drugs into the county.