Hutchinson man charged with child abuse and distribution of drugs
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 41-year-old man with previous convictions for drugs is in trouble again after the state filed a formal complaint against him that involves two separate incidents.
William Cox is charged with abuse of a child alleging inhuman corporal punishment involving a 12-year-old boy. The crime alleged to have occurring between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, of this year. The little boy allegedly had black eyes. According to the report, the boy forgot to bring home a paper Cox needed for his taxes and he allegedly hit the child in the face breaking his nose and causing the black eyes. This crime was discovered while law enforcement was serving a search warrant for drug activity.
That includes a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute. These crime are alleged to have occurred on Feb. 11.
The search warrant was served at a home on Old Farm Estates here in Hutchinson. Drug detectives report that in a kitchen cabinet were numerous pipes and a grinder. They also found a black plastic container that contained suspected marijuana. Found in a freezer in the garage was another black container they say also contained marijuana. Total weight was 18.7 grams. In a bedroom was THC candy and two digital scales.
There was also a large amount of cash and two cash deposit receipts dated for Feb. 9, totaling $1,500. Cox told the detectives that he has been unemployed for the past five months. He also indicated that when he appeared in court Thursday morning and was appointed Alice Osburn to represent him. Apparently she had represented him with his past case.
The case against Cox will now move to a future waiver-status docket.
Judge takes states motion in rape trial under advisement
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — District Judge Tim Chambers as expected to the states request for permission to use prior bad acts testimony against a 48-year-old man when the case against him goes to trial in April.
Woodson Crable is facing nine felony counts including three counts of rape, two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, kidnapping, aggravated battery and criminal threat.
The first case involves two incidents involving one of two different victims. The first occurred back on December 26, 2011, when the victim says she was raped on two occasions and threatened during the second. The second occurred on Dec. 28, when he asked her to pick him up. They ended up at her apartment where she says they again began to argue and he threatened to kill her if she didn’t admit to having sex with her half brother, which she says never happened. He’s then accused of again forcing her into sex.
The second victim told Sheriff investigators of being raped twice inside Crable’s home. She was eventually able to leave and went back to her home in Nickerson. Crable then allegedly went there and wanted her to go back to Hutchinson. She refused, but he forced her into the back seat of his vehicle. Somehow, she was able to call 911 and Sheriff’s Officers were dispatched to the report of the disturbance in Nickerson. When they arrived, they made contact with the victim who reported that she had been battered by Crable at that location and also told them what happened earlier. These incidents occurred on April 9 and 10 of 2014.
Crable is jailed with a $750,000 bond and his attorney requested a reduction of the bond, but Judge Tim Chambers after hearing arguments of both sides denied the request.