A Grantsville man has been charged with five felony drug charges after he allegedly sold methamphetamine to confidential informants on several occasions last fall.
Adam Ray Baxter, 28, made his first appearance in 3rd District Court Monday morning on four counts of first-degree felony distribution of a controlled substance and one second-degree felony count of the same charge.
On five separate occasions, a confidential informant — equipped with a police wire and photocopied police money — purchased a substance identified as methamphetamine during an exchange in Tooele, according to a probable cause statement from the Grantsville City Police Department.
After each of the exchanges, the confidential informant, who was under surveillance by police, identified Baxter from a photo line-up. Baxter was subsequently arrested and held on $10,000 bail.
During his initial appearance, Baxter’s bail was set at $75,000. In the probable cause statement, police identified Baxter as a flight risk after several confidential informants said he planned to leave the country once released from jail.
Baxter is scheduled to appear in 3rd District Court again on March 22 at 9 a.m.