A 30-year-old Hutchinson man arrested last week for allegedly having a number of weapons and multiple meth labs managed to get his bond lowered Wednesday morning when he appeared before Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen.
Roberto Rincon did have a total bond for two cases at 178-thousand dollars, but the judge lowered one bond from 75-thousand to 50-thousand, making the total bond now of 153-thousand dollars.
He was arrested om March 21, on a warrant for being in possession of a firearm, a fully automatic machine gun. Apparently, he was caught with the weapon back on March 10.
In the other case, he’s charged with manufacture of methamphetamine, or in the alternative, attempted manufacture, then possession of ephedrine, lithium metal, anhydrous ammonia, and drug paraphernalia, all with intent to manufacture. Interestingly, the state did not charge with any gun crimes, meaning the state may still be seeking federal indictment for those crimes.
During his arrest, law enforcement allegedly found a black 380-caliber semi-automatic handgun on his person. Then s Glock 10 mm, semi-automatic handgun, a black colored assault rifle, and a balistic vest were all recovered from the front rear passenger compartment areas of the vehicle.
His vehicle was taken to the law enforcement center where they also discovered items suspected as being associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine. That included hundreds of ephedrine pills, and a number of containers of anhydrous ammonia. One detective told us there were multiple meth labs inside the trunk of the vehicle.
With him being read the formal complaint, the case will now be placed on a waiver-status docket in the near future.
Rincon caused a stir when he was found in contempt of court during an outburst in front of Judge Tim Chambers. He was in the process of being taken into custody, and allegedly had two guns on him, both loaded, with one allegedly being cocked and ready to fire. That was back in March of 2010. He served 12-months and was released from the county jail on June 28 of last year.