A rural New Boston man charged in a meth case has been denied in his attempt for a bond reduction. 52 year old Lester Ward made the request Tuesday morning in Mercer County Circuit Court. He remains in custody at the Mercer County Jail on $400,000 bond. Ward was arrested on a Class X felony methamphetamine delivery charge in early January. He also faces a Class 3 felony of felon in possession of a firearm. Ward was taken into custody after Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies, Quad Cities MEG agents and Illinois State Police executed a search warrant at his residence. A pre-trial conference is now set for July 28th.
