HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 51-year-old man on parole for a 1991 case is in more trouble after a new arrest involving weapon theft.

Eric Harbacek made a court appearance Monday. He wants to represent himself on the new charges.

He’s being charged by the state with criminal possession of a firearm for allegedly having a rifle despite prior convictions for a person felony. The latest crime occurred on July 26.

He also faces charges for allegedly stealing some firearms from a building he is supposedly going to rent for a barber shop. This occurred around July 16. In court, he denied that he stole the weapons. Harbacek said he did have them moved to a location in Careyville, where they were being stored.

Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen set a hearing for Wednesday afternoon to discuss Harbacek’s request to represent himself.