Three felony charges against a Chandler man who was scheduled to go on trial on this month have been dismissed by the state.
Gavin Othel Gray 31, of Chandler, was charged on July 18, 2022 in Lincoln County District Court with committing the crime of distribution of controlled dangerous substances including possession with intent to distribute, conspiracy, and possession of contraband by an inmate.
During the felony disposition docket on May 16, District Judge Traci Soderstrom, had granted a continuance and set the jury trial for 9 a.m. Oct. 16. She scheduled Gray for the felony disposition docket on Sep. 26 and the jury trial call docket on Oct. 13.
During the felony disposition docket on Sep. 26, the state announced it was dismissing the case.
He was bound over on Dec. 16 following his preliminary hearing and Special Judge Emily Mueller set his arraignment for Jan. 10.
During his arraignment before Judge Soderstrom, Gray had pleaded not guilty.
The first count accused Gray on June 23 of knowingly distributing methamphetamine, a CDS, to an inmate in the Lincoln County Jail.
The other felony charged him on the same date of possessing in the Lincoln County Detention Center, which is a county jail, an item of contraband, specifically dangerous controlled substances, which he was an inmate.