HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 29-year-old Hutchinson man with five drug related cases pending was in court for a pretrial hearing on Wednesday, but no decision was made over whether he’ll enter a plea.

The agreement is still believed to be in the works for Arthur Adams, however the paperwork needed in the case was apparently not ready, so Judge Tim Chambers Wednesday set a status hearing for a week from Friday. That is to determine if an agreement has been reached.

Adams had waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered “not guilty” pleas in all five cases and was to consider the plea offer from the state by the time he was arraigned, but that didn’t happen and still no plea has been made.

Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton had stated earlier that if the defendant doesn’t accept the plea offer, he’s still considering adding a charge of racketeering.

Most of the cases against Adams involve the distribution of drugs with the first case going back to 2012. If convicted, he could receive a considerable amount of time in prison.

Adams has a previous conviction for being in possession of drugs for a case from 2007.