One of two men arrested back on February 16 after the Reno County Drug Unit served two search warrants was back before the court Tuesday morning for a status hearing.
33-year-old Alphonso Toney is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell within a thousand feet of a school, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and no tax stamp. He is jailed on a 75-thousand dollar bond and his attorney, Alice Osburn wanted the judge to consider a bond reduction after learning that it will be 90-days before the KBI lab reports on the drugs will be ready. Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton indicated to the court that the KBI is backed up because the legislature is not providing enough money for them. He also requested that Osburn file a written motion for a bond reduction. A hearing on that motion will be on Thursday. Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen set a tentative preliminary hearing date in the case for June 16.
The co-defendant, 27-year-old Ray Anthony Williams II, is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell within a thousand feet of a school and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Those two charges are level 1 felonies with a sentencing range of 138-months to 204-months, depending on his criminal history. Other charges include possession of drug paraphernalia to package the drugs for distribution, unlawful possession of a firearm after a conviction for selling meth in Texas in 2010, and no tax stamp.
The case starts with the first search warrant being served on Toney’s residence at 116 East 10th. Inside the residence according to detectives was a Taurus 45-caliber handgun with a loaded magazine, a digital scale, owe sheets, new baggies and a sandwich bag containing a crystal substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. It weighed around 43-grams.
Williams was taken into custody and they allegedly found a sentry safe key on his person as well as 1-thousand, 497-dollars in cash. Toney was taken into custody over the same amount of methamphetamine found in the residence.
The second search warrant was served at 1315 East 4th, Room 204. This room was rented by Williams and there was the sentry safe inside containing a one gallon zip-lock bag that contained more methamphetamine, about 134-grams, a tin can with ammunition for a 45-caliber handgun, money grams, digital scale and packaging materials. Williams is reportedly from Texas and has warrants for his criminal case there.
His case is also pending.