Weaver arraigned

Gavel and scales

On Feb. 11 Ricky Eugene Weaver appeared in court for arraignment in two cases. The first case is on a felony charge of solicitation to commit first degree murder. Weaver pled not guilty to the charge and a trial date has been set for June 18 with Judge Nancy Baskin presiding.

Defense attorney Michael Crawford made a motion for bond to be reduced based off of Weaver being a long time resident who owns a business in the community. Prosecutor Daniel Page argued that due to the nature of the charges and the fact that Weaver was charged with failure to appear in 2014 his bond should not be reduced. Judge Baskin agreed and denied Crawford’s motion.

In the second case Weaver is facing four separate charges: aggravated assault on a peace officer, resisting or obstructing arrest, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Weaver pled not guilty and the case is set for a jury trial on July 18.