(Mount Ayr, Iowa) – The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office, today (Thursday), said a woman from Mount Ayr was arrested Wednesday afternoon on multiple drug charges, following an investigation that led to several search warrants being executed. Authorities say 52-year-old Laura Michelle Vaughn faces charges that include:

• Felony Gathering Where Controlled Substances are Used
• Maintaining a Drug House (Aggravated Misdemeanor)
• Possession of Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine 2nd Offense (Aggravated Misdemeanor)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple Misdemeanor)
  

  Laura Michelle Vaughn (Ringgold CO S/O photo)

Vaughan was being held in the Ringgold County Jail on a $9,300 cash-only bond. Her arrest stems from a Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office investigation into possible criminal activity four addresses (shown below), AKA “Ramsey Farms,” in rural Ringgold County.

• 2285 270th Ave, Mount Ayr
• 2288 270th Ave, Mount Ayr
• 2289 270th Ave, Mount Ayr
• 2296 270th Ave, Mount Ayr

The properties were suspected as a “drug hub” and hangout for individuals unlawfully using and selling controlled substances. In the last several months, the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office, with the help of outside law enforcement agencies, compiled a list of individuals and criminal activity supporting the above claims, resulting in an execution of a search warrant at “Ramsey Farms”.

Agencies Involved in the investigation and execution of search warrants, include: The Ringgold, Taylor, Decatur and Union County Sheriff’s Offices; The Creston and Afton Police Departments; Iowa Dept. of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE); Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR); Ringgold County Conservation;, Maryville, MO. PD, and the Multi-Jurisdictional Entry Team (MJET)