Three Ione residents were sentenced to prison, the latest yesterday afternoon, for their involvement in a Jackson Valley Road methamphetamine lab. Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe announced the latest sentencing resulting from four arrests in April at two adjoining properties on Jackson Valley Road in a remote part of Ione.
Patrick Lee Chandler, 53, of Ione was sentenced Thursday to 270 days in jail, followed by 5 years of supervised probation. Chandler was convicted of possessing pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. His brother, Daniel Carl Chandler, 50, also of Ione, was convicted of the same charges June 12th, but died while before sentencing. Daniel Chandler was out of police custody at the time of his death. Jeffery Lee Andel, 47, of Ione, was sentenced on August 8th to 3 years in state prison. Andel was convicted June 12th of manufacturing meth and possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture meth. Penny Susan Wilson, 58, also of Ione, was convicted of the same charges and was sentenced July 17 to 4 years and 4 months in state prison. Riebe in a release said the drug, pseudoephedrine is a common primary ingredient of meth and federal law limits the purchase of products containing pseudoephedrine to no more than 3.6 grams per customer per day. An investigation by the Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team revealed that the defendants worked in teams to purchase quantities of pseudoephedrine-based medicine from different pharmacies in Amador County. On multiple occasions they purchased more than three times the legal limit.
On April 25, agents executed a search warrant at the two Jackson Valley Road properties.
The search found glass and plastic containers with acetone, ammonia and red phosphorus, plus gas and liquid cylinders and a container of crushed pseudoephedrine pills. Authorities also seized four firearms, including a loaded shotgun. A hazardous material team assisted with cleaning the property after the police investigation.
Three Ione residents were sentenced to prison, the latest yesterday afternoon, for their involvement in a Jackson Valley Road methamphetamine lab. Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe announced the latest sentencing resulting from four arrests in April at two adjoining properties on Jackson Valley Road in a remote part of Ione. 
Patrick Lee Chandler, 53, of Ione was sentenced Thursday to 270 days in jail, followed by 5 years of supervised probation. Chandler was convicted of possessing pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. His brother, Daniel Carl Chandler, 50, also of Ione, was convicted of the same charges June 12th, but died while before sentencing. Daniel Chandler was out of police custody at the time of his death. Jeffery Lee Andel, 47, of Ione, was sentenced on August 8th to 3 years in state prison. Andel was convicted June 12th of manufacturing meth and possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture meth. Penny Susan Wilson, 58, also of Ione, was convicted of the same charges and was sentenced July 17 to 4 years and 4 months in state prison. Riebe in a release said the drug, pseudoephedrine is a common primary ingredient of meth and federal law limits the purchase of products containing pseudoephedrine to no more than 3.6 grams per customer per day. An investigation by the Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team revealed that the defendants worked in teams to purchase quantities of pseudoephedrine-based medicine from different pharmacies in Amador County. On multiple occasions they purchased more than three times the legal limit. 
On April 25, agents executed a search warrant at the two Jackson Valley Road properties. 
The search found glass and plastic containers with acetone, ammonia and red phosphorus, plus gas and liquid cylinders and a container of crushed pseudoephedrine pills. Authorities also seized four firearms, including a loaded shotgun. A hazardous material team assisted with cleaning the property after the police investigation.
