Hearing continued for Savannah contractor expected to change plea
JACKSON, Tenn. — The hearing was continued for a Tennessee contractor charged with illegally certifying that homes where methamphetamine was produced were livable again. Douglas McCasland appeared in federal court in Jackson on Wednesday. He was expected to change his not guilty plea, however, his hearing was continued to July 23. An indictment says McCasland failed to properly clean the homes, then illegally cleared them for re-habitation. Under state law, all harmful meth residues must be removed from a house before people can live in it again. Contaminated homes are placed on a state quarantine list until they are certified for re-habitation. McCasland is released on bond of $5,000.
