HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 29-year-old Hutchinson man arrested on drug distribution charges back on Oct. 28 was back in court Wednesday for the formal reading of charges.
Jesse Aich is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to package, possession of methamphetamine, possession of prescription drugs and personal use drug paraphernalia
The case started with a search of his residence where he apparently lives in a basement bedroom. Inside that room, law enforcement found a baggie that contained a crystal substance, a baggie containing a powder substance, a digital scale with white residue, new packaging materials, used baggies with residue, two 100 count boxes of syringes, glass pipes with burnt residue they say was used to smoke meth, several types of pills and over a $1,000 in cash. The first count alone carries a penalty of 12 years in prison.
His criminal history doesn’t help his cause. He has convictions for criminal damage, burglary, domestic battery, forgery, drugs, obstruction, alcohol-related charges and theft. Some of the crimes occurred here, but others occurred in Kingman and Ford counties.
Now that the state has filed formal charges, his case will move to a waiver-status docket on Dec. 10 in front of Judge Joe McCarville.
He remains jailed on a bond of $33,500.