The 35-year-old Hutchinson man arrested back on September 11, for being involved in a meth manufacturing case and was scheduled for court Thursday to enter a plea in the case didn’t and apparently never intended too.

Matthew Foulk is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of lithium, anhydrous ammonia and possession of ephedrine, all with intent to manufacture meth. He’s also charged with possession of anhydrous ammonia in an unapproved container and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute.

He was scheduled to enter a plea, but Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton telling us that he apparently intended to. Okay, never mind, the case will go back to a status docket in front of Judge Joe McCarville on January 23.

Stanton says Foulk also faces new allegations of failing to register as a drug offender, so a new case could be filed against him.

The original case begins when the Reno County Drug Unit served a search warrant on a home on North Herren Road back in September after he had been stopped by a deputy for an expired tag in the 400 block of North Adams. During that stop, he allegedly threw out a blue bag from his car which allegedly contained a zip-lock bag of white pills, later identified as ephedrine.

They did a search of the home on Herren and found another floor mat that matched the one in his vehicle. They also allegedly found peeled lithium batteries, Coleman fuel containers, empty starting fluid cans, acids, salts and numerous empty plastic containers and pitchers. There was also a grunge substance and a propane tank which allegedly contained the ammonia.

Foulk has served time for meth manufacturing charges in Reno County in 2003 and 2004, and a flee and elude case in Harvey County from 1999.

Again, the case goes back to status-waiver docket later this month.