Motion deadline set in marijuana distribution case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 32-year-old man who waived his preliminary hearing in a marijuana distribution case was in court Monday for a pretrial hearings.
Gerardo Saucedo was arrested after a search warrant was served on his home and was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute, and no drug tax stamp.
The state alleges that he had around 90 pounds of marijuana in brick form, believed to be from Mexico. But they also allegedly found numerous containers of high-grade marijuana which were found scattered throughout the home, as well as new packaging materials, a digital scale and some weapons.
The trial has been continued, however Judge Tim Chambers Monday did set a motion deadline of May 5, and there will also be a status hearing over whether a plea deal may be in the works. He didn’t set a new trial date at this point.
State seeks continuance in the trial of Nickerson man
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Judge Trish Rose will hear arguments Tuesday over the states motion to continue the jury trial for a Nickerson man charged with crimes associated with inappropriate touching of his autistic step-daughter and distributing pornographic images of her over the internet
Shanon Patrick Williams is charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent liberties with a child and three counts of sexual exploitation of a child. He was arrested after the Reno County Sheriff’s Department assisted Homeland Security officers and the Wichita Missing and Exploited Child Unit serve a search warrant on his residence at 103 S. Paine. They seized his computers as well as a camera allegedly used to take some of the pictures.
The case has to do with Williams taking pictures of his step-daughter who was 13 and 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes. Some of the photos included lewd close-ups of the child, some with clothing, but most without. The naked ones allegedly showed her private parts. They discovered through their investigation that there were 250 e-mail strings with conversations in 30-35 countries. There were indications that he was trying trade the photos for other pornographic pictures and movies.
The crimes allegedly occurring between September 13, 2011 and July 31, 2013.
The state wants the continuance because some of their witnesses not being available. Judge Trish Rose indicated Monday that if she grants the continuance, the trial will be push back to April 14.
Convicted felon who absconded from corrections arrested on firearms charge
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 28-year-old man who was granted corrections back in December for a conviction of distributing marijuana back to February of last year is back in jail after allegedly absconding from those corrections.
Robert Allen Clyborne is now jailed on a $160,000 bond and according to the Reno County Sheriff’s Office was in possession of firearms at the time of his arrest. That included a couple of pistols and rifles according to Sheriff Captain Steve Lutz. So, he now faces a new charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Clyborne has been listed as an absconder from his corrections on the Kansas Department of Corrections website for the marijuana conviction. Sheriff officials were given tips as to his location
Clyborne will now face the additional charge as well as facing of a community corrections violation which could see him sent to prison. Lutz says he also has a warrant out of Texas involving the distribution of marijuana.
Man charged with theft and financial crimes
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A local man was in Reno County District Court for the reading of charges in two cases, both in theft and financial crimes.
Travis Donaldson in one case is charged with two counts of felony theft, both occurring on February 3. That includes him allegedly stealing some rings with a value of a thousand dollars or more and a video camera stolen from Hutchinson Community College with a value also a thousand dollars or more.
In the other case, he’s charged with three counts of making false information, all three involving a pawn tickets. He’s also charged with three counts of theft by deception.
Two of the crimes occurring on April 24, two more on August 28 and the last two on September 2, all in 2014. The theft by deception charges involve the loss of cash for a local pawn shop totaling $3,050.
Donaldson has another case pending and a fourth where he faces a probation violation.
In court, he asked for a reduction of the $14,000 bond for the two cases. Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen wouldn’t go as low as the defendant wanted, but did reduce it to $10,000. Donaldson expected to be back in court Tuesday morning for the three pending case as part of a waiver-status docket.