The man charged in connection with the shooting incident in Aggieville earlier this month appeared in Riley County District Court via web cam on Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Self Jr. appeared along side his attorney, Larry McRell. McRell filed a motion to withdraw from the case due to a conflict of interest. A relative of Self was present in Judge William Malcolm’s courtroom and stated he intended to hire outside counsel; Mark Bennett of Topeka.
Judge Malcolm did allow McRell to withdraw from the case and did not appoint an attorney, as it appears one will be hired soon.
Self’s next court appearance is scheduled for May 26th at 1 p.m.
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A Leonardville man facing sexual exploitation of a child charges after being arrested in Arizona appeared in Riley County District Court via web cam on Tuesday afternoon.
Defense Attorney, Larry McRell stated he needed one more status hearing before moving forward with John Thomas’s case. He stated he still needed to speak further with Prosecuting State Attorney, Barry Disney and needed a couple more pieces of evidence.
Judge William Malcolm set Thomas’s case for one more status hearing on May 26th at 1 p.m. This is the fourth status hearing in this case.
An affidavit released in March disclosed that Thomas reportedly had around 100 sexual exploitation of a child counts against him.
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A Riley man facing a $40,000 bond, due to several drug charges, appeared in Riley County Court via web cam on Tuesday afternoon.
The case of Randy Siebold was first set for preliminary hearing, which will take place on June 9th at 11 a.m. After this was set, Seibold’s attorney, Kevin Shepard asked Judge William Malcolm if he could address bond. He stated he would like to see his client be able to seek treatment, as Siebold has a heart condition, and would like the bond to be reduced. He added, Siebold would be willing to submit to random drug screenings if the court so chooses.
Prosecuting State Attorney, Kendra Lewison stated there were multiple ounces of methamphetamine in this case, at least 12 prior convictions, and the bond is set appropriately.
However, Judge Malcolm chose to reduce the bond to $20,000 with a few conditions: Siebold must get an ankle monitor, he will be required to report to court services, and will be subject to random drug testing.
