Second suspect in local burglaries granted probation Friday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The second of two people convicted of numerous burglaries and other crimes was sentenced to four years in prison, but then granted two years community corrections. That was the sentence Friday for 21-year-old Kelsey Hamby. Judge Joe McCarville again went against the wishes of the state who wanted prison time.
Hamby and the co-defendant Timothy McQueen both entered pleas as charged with the condition that the state would not file additional charges against them.
McQueen was also granted two years community corrections with an underlying sentence of just over six years.
The two had been charged with four counts of burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and making false writing. They allege that the two broke into storage units at three different locations around the city. Most of these alleged crimes occurred around June 12 or 13, while one was between May 19 and June 18. The state also charged them with conspiracy for break in of a storage unit in McPherson, then bringing the stolen property to Reno County. This occurred on June 9, according to the criminal complaint. They’re also alleged to have falsified a pawn ticket on that same date. Hamby was also charged with additional counts of criminal use of a financial card.
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Partridge man granted corrections in drug case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — An 18-year-old Partridge man who entered pleas to possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of methamphetamine, possession of hash oil and no drug tax stamp was sentenced Friday to a year and six months community corrections on a underlying sentence of two years and four months in prison.
Cyris Raigoza was granted the border box finding by District Judge Tim Chambers after the state indicated that they would not oppose it. The judge could have ordered a prison sanction or placed him on some form of probation. The state also dropped a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia as part of the agreement.
Raigoza was arrested by police when he was caught with the drugs back on Feb. 13, in the 300 block of East 3rd.
Raigoza apologized for his actions and said he needed to be there to support his future wife while she goes to college. The judge granted his request for community corrections.
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Case against suspected drug dealer still on hold
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The case against a 28-year-old Hutchinson man accused of selling drugs twice to confidential informants continues to drag on with the defense saying they are still working on a plea agreement with the state but are not there yet.
Matthew Gulick at this point still faces trial on charges of racketeering, two counts for the sale of methamphetamine, two counts of using a communications device for making a drug transaction, no tax stamp, three counts of making false information and three counts of possession of stolen property.
But, his attorney Justin Bravi informed the court Friday that the state presented them with some additional discovery and so asked for two more weeks to go over that as well as work out any details of a plea agreement. The state represented by Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton told Judge Tim Chambers he had no objection to the continuance. So that means, the wait continues to see where this case is headed.
In the first case, Gulick allegedly sold less than a half a gram and in the second, just over two grams. He is also accused of other crimes, including making false writing involving three pawn tickets and also being in possession of stolen property on three occasions. Those crimes occurred in October and November of last year. Gullick also faces trial in three other less serious cases where the charges are theft of services and intimidation of a witness.
He remains jailed on a bond of $97,000 and again another status hearing will be held in two weeks.