Cape man pleads guilty to manufacture of meth

A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to manufacture methamphetamine.

Patrick W. Scholl, 31, of 1537 North Water Street, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and up to $1 million in fines for two felony drug charges.

With his plea, Scholl admitted that on May 5 he was working on a batch of methamphetamine and that police caught him when they searched his car on May 30.

During the search, officers from the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and Cape Girardeau police found a number of meth-related items.

Special assistant U.S. attorney Abbie Crites-Leoni prosecuted the case.

Sentencing has been set for April 29.