Clinton man arrested on meth production charges

Posted on November 30, 2017
Cade Bray was taken to the DeWitt County Jail after his Thursday arrest. (Photo courtesy DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office)

By Greg Halbleib

CLINTON – State police have arrested a Clinton man for allegedly producing methamphetamine.

Officers from the Task Force 6 drug investigation unit arrested Cade Bray, 40, Thursday morning. Bray faces preliminary felony charges of methamphetamine production and disposal of meth production waste.

Bray faces a possible sentence of up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

Police declined to release additional details.

Bray is in the DeWitt County Jail awaiting a bond hearing.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

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