HUTCHINSON, KAN. – While one of the defendants in a drug case is scheduled for trial later this month, he was ordered to prison for a previous case that goes back to February of 2012.
Judge Tim Chambers ordered that 22-year-old Dwayne Lewis of Wichita for convictions for the sale of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and no tax stamp.
In the latest case, Lewis of Wichita along with 24-year-old Rayland Brown were arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine and marijuana, both with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to package.
The state had earlier indicated that they would amend the complaint against the two upping the severity level on the possession of cocaine charge, changing the marijuana charge to having a form of synthetic marijuana with intent to distribute and adding two new charges of being in possession of two different prescription type drugs. Lewis declined the offer and will go to trial.
Brown agreed to the plea offer and was convicted of possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana, both with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to package for sale. He was also convicted in another case for the sale of cocaine going back to February 27, 2013. He was given 32-months in prison in each case. But the two sentences were ordered to run concurrent to each other, but consecutive to a third case. That included convictions for sale of drugs, being in possession of a precursor for the manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of opiates and no drug tax stamp.
This latest case centers on a Hutchinson Police Officer making a traffic stop in the 500 block of East 1st. That allegedly led to the discovery of crack cocaine and marijuana, both allegedly in a distribution amount. That occurring in May of last year.