A 21-year-old Hutchinson man scheduled to go to trial in one of three cases against him Tuesday entered pleas in all three cases this morning.
Victor Smith in the drug case entered a plea to possession of cocaine with intent to sell and possession of marijuana. He had earlier faced the additional charges of possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use to package a controlled substance for sale, no drug tax stamp, and possession of personal use drug paraphernalia.
In the burglary case, he entered a plea to conspiracy to commit burglary and felony theft, and in the third case, he entered a plea to leaving the scene of an accident where great bodily harm occurred.
The two sides agreed that all three cases would run consecutive to each other, and disposition will be decided by the judge. The defense will recommend some form of probation and the state will not opposed that, but again it will be up to the judge which will be Judge Joe McCarville.
The first case goes back to March 31, 2011, when officers allege they found a safe in closet in a bedroom in Smith’s home and inside, there was a coin sized zip-lock bag containing what they believe was powder cocaine, about 3.5-grams. They also allegedly found two digital scales, which allegedly had white powder residue on them, as well as additional new zip-lock bags. In a freezer, they allegedly found marijuana, and also in the kitchen were two bongs that smelled of burnt marijuana.
In the second case, he’s accused of being involved in a number of auto burglaries associated with law enforcement vehicles, public officials, and other private citizens. Those crimes occurring over the 4th of July weekend last year.
And in the final case, he left a 25-year-old Hutchinson woman along side the road after she fell off his motorcycle, and was injured. This back on April 7. Nicole Butler reported to police that she fell off of a motorcycle after he lost control in the 700 block of North Airport Road.
Sentencing in the case will be sometime next month.
