Three charged with having meth around children

Three individuals have been charged with methamphetamine offenses, including one that alleges exposing children to the manufacture of the drug.
Niky L. Maness, Melisa S. Maness and Joshua D. Wilson were arrested early this month at a residence northwest of Vandalia in Sharon Township.
All three have been charged with:
• Possession of anhydrous ammonia, with the intent to use it in the manufacture of methamphetamine, a Class 1 felony punishable by up 15 years in prison, or up to 30 years if the person is eligible for an extended term.
• Possession of methamphetamine-manufacturing materials, including a hose, rubber gloves and a gas mask, with the intent to use them in the manufacture of methamphetamine. This charge is a Class 2 felony punishable by up to seven years in prison, or up to 14 years for those eligible for an extended term.
• Methamphetamine-related child endangerment, with the charge alleging that they “knowingly endangered the lives and health” of five children “by exposing the children to a methamphetamine-manufacturing environment. This is also a Class 2 felony.
Niky Maness has also been charged with the possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, with the intent to manufacture or deliver, which is a Class 2 felony, and possession  of less than 5 grams of meth, a Class 3 felony punishable by up to five years in prison, or up to 10 years if eligible for an extended term.
Niky Maness, 31, and Melisa Maness, 32, are Shelbyville residents, and Wilson, 36, is a Ramsey resident.
Bond was set at $150,000 for Niky Maness, at $100,000 for Wilson and at $75,000 for Melisa Maness. They are scheduled to appear in court at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 12 for preliminary hearings.