NORWICH – A Chenango County grand jury met for the month of September and subsequently saw 5 individuals indicted last week.

• Robert J. Collins, 35, of Sherburne was indicted on three felony charges and one misdemeanor charge. Collins was charged with unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree, a class D felony; criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine, a class E felony; unlawful disposal of methamphetamine laboratory material, a class E felony; and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a class A misdemeanor.

It is alleged that Collins, on August 18, 2015, in the Village of Sherburne in a wooded area behind North Main Street, did knowingly and unlawfully possess a bottle containing methamphetamine, chemical reagents of pseudoephedrine, sodium hydroxide, lithium, ammonium nitrate, coleman fuel, coffee filters, plastic tubing, measuring cups, funnels and gloves in order to unlawfully manufacture methamphetamine.

Collins is also charged with the disposal of the methamphetamine lab, as he allegedly tried to get rid of the plastic bottle containing hazardous materials by throwing it in a stream in the woods, essentially creating a substantial health risk to humans and the environment.

• Damion J. Burns, 42, of Oxford was indicted on three felony charges, and three misdemeanor charges. Burns was charged with assault in the second degree, a class D felony; aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree, a class E felony; driving while intoxicated, a class E felony; resisting arrest, a class A misdemeanor; unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor; and criminal possession of a controlled substance in seventh degree, a class A misdemeanor.

It is alleged that Burns, on Aug. 28, 2015, in the Town of Greene at approximately 6:09 a.m., drove a 2002 Subaru Impreza while under the influence of alcohol by having a blood alcohol content over .08 percent, while also having his license previously revoked or suspended.

When a New York State Trooper instructed Burns to pull over, he fled the officer in his vehicle, trying to prevent his arrest. Burns was recorded going in excess of 100 mph in a 55 mph zone during the chase.

It is also alleged that once the chase ceased, Burns caused physical injury to the New York State Police officer by striking the officer numerous times in the head, face and body, causing a lumbar strain.