MARION COUNTY — Bond was set Tuesday in Marion County Court at $250,000 for a 58-year-old Centralia man accused of meth and weapons charges.

Frank Rapp was formally charged in court with Class X felony delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, Class 1 felony possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth, and two counts Class 3 felony being a felon in possession of a weapon.

Centralia police responded to a call Monday morning of a suspicious man in the 300 block of North Walnut sitting in a car in the alley yelling and screaming.  

According to police, when Rapp spotted their squad car he began walking away from the car and refused police commands to stop. As he continued walking, Rapp reportedly threw something into the tree line that later was discovered to have been a loaded handgun.

When he finally stopped, Rapp reportedly told officers he wanted to talk to the homeowner about making repairs. He then reportedly jumped into the passenger seat of his car and opened the center counsel where a meth pipe was in plain view.

When officers were later taking inventory of the contents in Rapp’s car, several baggies containing 18.5 grams of a white substance that field tested positive for meth were reportedly discovered along with a scale.

He was taken to the Marion County Jail where he remains. A preliminary hearing and a first appearance with his court-appointed attorney are scheduled for October 18.