A total of a dozen charges, among them four felonies, have been filed against a Wellston man in two separate cases. They were filed within two weeks of one another.
Michael Ray Hedge, 45, was charged in Lincoln County District Court on May 19 with three felonies and a misdemeanor.
Special Judge Emily Mueller set his bond at $10,000 and he made his initial appearance on May 26. She scheduled a pre-preliminary hearing for June 23.
The felonies include possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with intent to distribute after former conviction of two or more felonies.
He is also charged with manufacture of CDS/possessing material with intent to manufacture after former conviction of two or more felonies; and the third felony is possession of firearm after former felony conviction.
The misdemeanor is unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
The possession of CDS with intent to distribute after former conviction of two or more felonies allegedly occurred May 11 in Wellston with him possessing methamphetamine and intending to distribute it.
The manufacturing charge reportedly occurred the same day and the materials which are used in the manufacturing of meth at 330268 E. 850 Road in Wellston in Lincoln County.
The firearms charge accuses him of possessing a .40 caliber Smith and Wesson located on a couch after he had been convicted on Nov. 24, 2015 in Payne County of possession of CDS.
Supplemental information filed by prosecutors also shows Hedge was convicted Feb. 28, 2019 in Payne County District Court of Count 1, possession of CDS and Count 2, driving under suspension.
Two weeks prior to those counts being filed against Hedge, he was also charged with one felony and seven misdemeanors.
Originally, a $20,000 bench warrant was issued for the arrest of Hedge. Court records show that the warrant was returned and filed on May 18.
Judge Mueller set the same date for his court appearance.
The felony he is charged with is endangering others while eluding/attempting to elude a police officer after former conviction of two or more felonies.
He is accused on March 22 of eluding Iowa Tribal Police Officer and Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Danker by speeding up and not stopping his vehicle, driving excessive speeds over paved and gravel roads, failing to stop at stop signs and causing at least two other drivers to veer off the road to avoid collisions, endangering numerous other persons.