A 28-year-old Hutchinson man who is charged with selling drugs twice to confidential informants back in July of last year will face racketeering charges.
Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton told Judge Tim Chambers that has dismissed the two sales of drugs cases then filed a new complaint, including the charge of racketeering. Now, Matthew Gullick is still charged with the sale of drugs, but they will now be alternated counts to the racketeering charge. The racketeering charge is something that hasn’t been filed very much locally. That will mean a new preliminary hearing in those two cases.
Gulick was charged for allegedly selling of methamphetamine on July 24, and the second on July 31, of last year. In both cases, law enforcement used to informants to make the buys. In the first case, he allegedly sold less then a half a gram to the officer, and the second time, it was just over 2 grams. Gulick is also charged with having no tax stamp.
He also has a felony theft case that goes back to July of 2012. He allegedly stole items from K-Mart. Because of prior theft convictions, it is filed as a felony case. That case will still proceed to trial with Judge Tim Chambers.
Plus Gulick has a fourth case where he was arrested for aggravated Intimidation of a witness or victim and interference with the legal process. He’s alleged to have pulled his vehicle in the way of a witness in one of his other cases, gotten out of the vehicle and began yelling at the witness and allegedly threatened to kill them. This allegedly occurring on Friday February 7. He was also arrested for allegedly being in possession of stolen property.
When the preliminary hearing for the two drug sales cases and the intimidation case is unknown.
Gulick remains jailed on a bond of 148-thousand, 500-dollars.