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A Blount County grand jury returned 11 true bills and 14 sealed indictments on Monday. Five of the true bills were on methamphetamine charges.

Linda Michelle Shipley, 35, Tellico Plains, was indicted on a charge of promotion of methamphetamine manufacture. According to the indictment, Shipley acquired iodine and alcohol on Dec. 2 with the intent or knowledge that it would be used to produce meth, a Schedule II substance.

Mitzi Michelle Weese, also known at Mitzi Maxwell, 35, and Donna Marie Vetrano, 26, both of Madisonville, were each indicted on a charge of promotion of methamphetamine manufacture. According to their indictments filed in Blount County Circuit Court, Weese and Vetrano acquired pseudoephedrine, an ingredient used to make meth, on Dec. 12 with the purpose or knowledge it would be used to make meth.

Heather Lynn Burns, 26, Tellico Plains, was also indicted on a charge of promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, stemming from an Nov. 24 incident. According to the indictment, Burns acquired pseudoephedrine.

Brandon Heath Walden, 26, Athens, was indicted on a charge of initiation of process to manufacture methamphetamine, stemming from a Nov. 17 incident.

Other indictments include:

Tanya Michelle Henderson, 26, Garner Hills Way, Maryville, driving under the influence of an intoxicant while accompanied by a child, stemming from a May 5 incident.

Shawn Stephen Jones, 35, Magnolia Street, Maryville, aggravated burglary and theft over $1,000 from a June 4 incident.

Billy Joe Price, 40, and Lonnie M. Maiden Jr., 37, both of Teaberry Drive, Maryville, burglary of a building and theft, stemming from a July 22 incident.

Micah Sherwood, 19, Alcoa Boulevard, Greenback, aggravated burglary and theft from a March 3 incident.

Lee B. Coleman, 44, Wrights Ferry Road, Maryville, driving under the influence of an intoxicant, violation of the implied consent law and a registration violation.