A late afternoon hearing Tuesday for a Hutchinson man saw him ordered to prison for 91 months for violating his community corrections for cases from 2010, but Cody Reno also entered pleas for three cases from last year.
Reno entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of ephedrine with attempt to manufacture meth, possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony interference with a law enforcement officer, driving an unregistered vehicle, this after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
He also entered guilty pleas for possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia, and a third case of failing to register as drug offender.
In the first case, an officer made the traffic stop in the 400 block of North Washington after Reno ran a stop sign at 5th & Adams. As the officer went back to his patrol vehicle, Reno allegedly ran off, and during a search of the vehicle, the items consistent with a meth lab were found. That was back on October 10, 2011,
He had been arrested the previous Saturday at an apartment of 935 East Sherman for being possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Reno was at one point listed as an absconder from Community Corrections for two cases from 2010 where he was convicted and sentenced in each case for being in possession of meth with intent to sell. He was ordered Tuesday by Judge Joe McCarville to serve the 91-month sentence in those cases
As for the cases he entered pleas to on Tuesday, both sides may again ask for Community Corrections, but Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton made it clear that any violation would mean he would have to serve the time in prison.
