HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 29-year-old Hutchinson man with five drug related cases pending is again scheduled for a pretrial hearing on Wednesday.
Arthur Adams waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered “not guilty” pleas in all five cases and was to consider the plea offer from the state by the time he was arraigned, but that didn’t happen. The pretrial hearing may determine of he is willing to take the plea.
Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton had stated earlier that if the defendant doesn’t accept the plea offer, he’s still considering adding a charge of racketeering.
Most of the cases against Adams involve the distribution of drugs with the first case going back to 2012. If convicted, he could receive a considerable amount of time in prison.
The pretrial hearing for all five cases will be in front of District Judge Tim Chambers.
Adams has a previous conviction for being in possession of drugs for a case from 2007.