HUTCHINSON, Kan — One of two men arrested on drug distribution charges was in court Monday where his request for a bond reduction was denied.

27-year-old Ray Anthony Williams II, is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell within a thousand feet of a school, felony possession of a firearm, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute and no tax stamp.

His bond is set at 100-hundred thousand dollars and the defense wanted a reduction, but District Attorney Keith Schroeder argued against it because of the nature of the charges. After hearing arguments, Judge Tim Chambers sided with the state and declined to lower it.

The co-defendant, 33-year-old Alphonso Toney is charged in the case with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell within a thousand feet of a school and no tax stamp.

The case starts with the first search warrant being served on Toney’s residence at 116 East 10th. Allegedly inside the residence 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 while laying next to a handgun. They also 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 criminal charges there.