HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man facing serious charges in two cases may finally go to trial.

The two cases against 34-year-old Jesse Aich have been pending trial for years, partly because he has requested new attorneys.

Reno County District Judge Trish Rose set a trial date for Jan. 14, 2020.

In the most recent case, Aich is charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal discharge of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and numerous drug charges.

This has to do with an incident in South Hutchinson in July of 2015 when he and another man, Charles Swepston, tried to rob two men of their money and other valuables.

The other case has to do with the distribution of drugs and goes back to October 2014.

Judge Rose found that Aich is competent to stand trial and set the date for that trial in January.