HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 30-year-old Hutchinson man who was arrested with his father back on Nov. 23 on marijuana cultivation charges, and has other cases pending against him was arraigned Monday and entered “not guilty” pleas.
Jonathan Payne is charged in five different cases, the latest coming after he was arrested for auto burglary and criminal use of a financial card. This occurred back on Feb. 7 of this year. He’s alleged to have broken into a car and stealing a Visa Card. He used between $1,000 and $25,000 on the card.
He also has a case that goes back to Feb. 3 where he’s charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
In the third case, he’s charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute. That case goes back to Oct. 28, 2014.
The two more serious cases include being arrested along with his father, 51-year-old Johnny Payne, for cultivation of marijuana, conspiracy to cultivate marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to cultivate marijuana and personal use drug paraphernalia. The first count alone could see them each receive nearly seven years in prison. Drug Unit Detectives are alleged to have found 12 marijuana plants at the home in the 1500 block of North Monroe. That was in November of last year.
In the final case, Payne is charged along with 20-year-old Cole Castle in a distribution of marijuana case that goes back to July of 2014. Charges there include distribution of marijuana and conspiracy to distribute marijuana. The state alleges that the two conspired to distribute somewhere between 25 and 450 grams of marijuana. The state says the two arranged to distribute the marijuana using a telephone.
His dad already waived his preliminary hearing in the marijuana cultivation case and entered a plea on an amended charge of obstructing apprehension of prosecution.
Jonathan Payne was arraigned on all five cases against him in front of Judge Tim Chambers, but any trial will be in front of Judge Trish Rose.