A Hutchinson couple facing felony and misdemeanor charges after a drug bust over a year ago waived their right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning and will be arraigned on the charges next month.
The case against 32-year-old Jeramy Zwickl and 36-year-old Melissa Hamby of 719 East C, starts back on August 27, of 2012 when a drug related search was executed on a 2006 Ford Mustang registered to the pair. Allegedly located in the trunk of the car was three individual vacuum sealed bags of marijuana weighing about a pound each. Also located were maps and drug paraphernalia.
The Reno County Drug Unit then served a search warrant on their home on East C, where they allegedly found drug paraphernalia, mushrooms, marijuana as well as growing equipment in a hidden room in the basement.
Both face charges of possession of marijuana with intent to sell, no drug tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to cultivate more then five plants of marijuana, possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms and possession of personal use drug paraphernalia.
The preliminary hearing was scheduled in front of Judge Joe McCarville, but again, both waived their hearing and could face trial on the charges unless some form of plea deal is worked out.