Crime & Safety

Idaho Man Arrested in Edgartown on Multiple Drug Charges

The 41-year-old was charged with possession of crystal meth, among other drugs, according to police. Arrest information does not indicate conviction.

Police in Edgartown arrested an out-of-state man this week on multiple drug charges, according to the Martha's Vineyard Times

Lance P. Ragsdale, 41, of Idaho, was arrested Tuesday, July 16, in Edgartown on a warrant, and charged with possession of 3.5 grams of crystal methamphetamine, two ounces of marijuana and 30 to 50 prescription pills; police also located a scale, hundreds of baggies and log books of drug-related transactions, according to the report.

Ragsdale, police told the Times, has been arrested three times for methamphetamine possession, and as of Wednesday was held in the Dukes County Jail on a $5,000 bond, according to the report. 

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