HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 24-year-old Hutchinson man charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell and interference with law enforcement caught a break this morning when he entered into a plea agreement with the state.
Adam Owston entered a “guilty” plea to a simple possession of meth charge and interference with law enforcement.
This case came out of an investigation involving a case where two people allegedly fled from what police say was a stolen vehicle.
Police say they spotted Owston leaving the back yard of a residence in the 500 block of North Van Buren. Officers attempted to speak with him because he came from the same direction as a suspect in the stolen vehicle, but he kept walking away. Police say they asked where he lived and he refused to answer. He was then detained to see if he was involved with the two in the stolen vehicle. They asked him to put his hands behind his back and he allegedly refused. Two officers then did it for him and as they did, a fixed blade knife fell from his left hand. He was then cuffed, but refused to give his name. They then searched his person and found a capped syringe in his right front pocket and a baggy in his left front pocket that tested positive for methamphetamine.
He also faces probation violations for three other cases from last year. In one case, he was convicted for stealing some steaks from a Dillons store on March 24. He was also convicted of stealing a wallet from Dillons on Sept. 7, and the final case involved him being in possession of methamphetamine. That case goes back to Oct. 9. They will take up those violations when he’s sentenced by Judge Joe McCarville on July 17.