Missouri woman charged with letting friends cook meth in vacationing neighbors' home

Police say a St. Louis County woman let her friends cook meth in the home of vacationing neighbors who had asked her to watch their cat.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 34-year-old Laura F. Stephens is charged with felony property damage in a case that involves more than $37,000 in cleaning costs.

She reportedly allowed two men and a woman to use the home while her neighbors were away. She was jailed on a $20,000 bond.

A spokesman for the county prosecutor's office says Stephens is the only one of the four people to be charged because of conflicting stories among the suspects.

This story was originally published February 25, 2014 at 4:05 PM with the headline "Missouri woman charged with letting friends cook meth in vacationing neighbors' home."