Two Mount Vernon residents, 44-year old Monty D. Hamson and 40-year old Denise A. Huston were indicted on April 8, 2014, on methamphetamine related charges in a four count Indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Benton, Illinois, according to Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.  Count 1 charges that from May 2010, until on or about February 19, 2014, in Jefferson County, Hamson and Huston conspired to knowingly and intentionally manufacture methamphetamine.  Count 2 charges that on February 19, 2014, in Jefferson County, they knowingly and intentionally possessed equipment, chemicals, products or materials which may be used to manufacture methamphetamine, knowing, intending and having reasonable cause to believe, that those items would be used to manufacture methamphetamine.  Count 3 charges that on February 4, 2014, in Jefferson County, Huston knowingly and intentionally distributed methamphetamine.  Count 4 charges that from March 2010, to February 11, 2014, in Jefferson County, Huston knowingly and intentionally possessed pseudoephedrine, knowing and having reasonable cause to believe that the pseudoephedrine would be used to manufacture methamphetamine.  Hamson and Huston each face up to 20 years imprisonment, up to $1 million fine and supervised release of at least 3 years.  The investigation in this case was conducted by the Joint Narcotics Unit of the Mount Vernon Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.