A 29-year-old Hutchinson man who has five drug related cases pending in Reno County District Court, one going back to 2012, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and will now face arraignment for the cases next month.
The state indicated that they have extended a plea offer in all five cases against Arthur Adams, but should he decline the offer, they would add a charge of racketeering to one of the cases which would be a level 2 felony.
In the first case, he’s charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute drugs and two counts of no tax stamp. This case goes back to October 18, 2012.
He also faces charges of possession of marijuana with a prior conviction and criminal possession of a firearm, a 45-caliber handgun. This case goes back to March 28, 2013.
The next case has just one charge, that being aggravated failure to appear for the case just mentioned. The state says he failed to surrender within 30-days of a bond forfeiture in the case. This goes back to April 6, 2013.
The next case charged Adams with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession or morphine, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to package drugs, criminal possession of a firearm, a shotgun. He’s also charged with possession of a shotgun with a barrel less then 18” long, interference with law enforcement, defacing identification marks on a firearm and possession of personal use drug paraphernalia. These crimes allegedly occurring on October 28, 2013. Its this case where the state will consider amending the complaint adding that racketeering charge.
The final case has Adams charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to package drugs, possession of marijuana with a prior conviction and personal use drug paraphernalia. This case goes to back to October 29, 2013.
Again, Adams waived his right to a preliminary hearing in all five case and will be arraigned on April 7, for the five cases and has until the to decide whether he’ll except the plea deal from the state.