Southern Illinois Man Arrested On Mercer County Meth Charges

A southern Illinois man is facing Class X and Class 1 felony meth charges in Mercer County. 35 year old Justin Robert Jentz of Epworth is being held in the Mercer County Jail on $500,000 bond. He was taken into custody last month. A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday in Mercer County Circuit Court. Class X felonies are punishable by 6-to-30 years in prison upon conviction. Jentz also goes by the alias of Justin Robert Wright and Craig Wright.