It could be sometime before a 27-year-old Hutchinson man is sentenced in several cases. Judge Trish Rose granted a motion to have another mental evaluation done for Timothy Mendenhall as part of a pre-sentence investigation.

However, Judge Rose says there is some question over whether the Kansas Department of Corrections will transport him to Larned for that evaluation. If not, then the mental evaluation would be put off until after he is released from prison on June 13. He is currently at the El Dorado Correctional Facility for a conviction of obstruction for a case from January 2012.

Mendenhall is awaiting sentencing in a number of cases after entering either “guilty” or “no contest” pleas to virtually every charge in every case and is looking at a substantial amount of time in prison.

In one of the cases, he’s charged with 18-felony counts including sexual exploitation of a child, as well as numerous drug charges including being in possession of potpourri. That case was pending a jury trial. This is the case where they raided his smoke shop at 1108 West 4th, back on November 17, 2011.

In another case, he was facing charges of interference with law enforcement. He had been arrested back on November 7, when officers spotted him at a home in the 900 block of East 10th. They attempted to apprehend him for warrants through Municipal Court and he attempted to escape them on a motorcycle apparently trying to go through a gate. But, Detective Jeremy Hedges was on the other side and he nearly ran him over. He was captured and taken to jail but again managed to make bond.

Another case includes charges of possession of methamphetamine, hydrocodone, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, felony interference with law enforcement and carrying a concealed weapon, in this case a fixed blade knife.

Other charges included felony flee and elude, and driving while suspended. The alleged crimes occurring back on February 8, of last year in South Hutchinson.

So when he could be back in court for sentencing on all these cases at this point is unknown. But, he is in custody and most likely will remain so until sentencing in all these cases.