Steven Allen Longbrake of Central Point was convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine for his role in packing and repacking drugs for distribution, Polk County prosecutor Harold Cuffe said.On Sept. 5, Longbrake was in Polk County Circuit Court on an unrelated drug case and was to be taken into custody when he attempted to run from a sheriff's deputy, Cuffe said. He soon was caught before leaving the building.While in jail, Longbrake reportedly wrote to another inmate and bragged that he was hiding methamphetamine that he had brought to court with him. Deputies searched him and found small bags of methamphetamine and packaging materials, Cuffe said.Longbrake was sentenced to eight months in jail on the manufacturing methamphetamine conviction Friday.
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