Kansas: Jason Wineinger has his trial for being a drug dealer and animal abuser delayed until April

KANSAS -- Both sides for a defendant accused of cultivating mushrooms, distributing mushrooms, no tax stamp and cruelty to animals asked that any trial be pushed back to April, while plea negotiations continue.

Jason Wineinger waived his preliminary hearing in the case.

The other suspect, Carlyeon Moore, 19, had his preliminary hearing and was bound over for trial.

The state had indicated that if Moore waived the hearing, they would continue with plea negotiations with him as well but Moore declined.

The two are accused of operating a mushroom growing operation inside a Hutchinson business.

On March 18, Hutchinson police served a search warrant at the business at 2534 N. Main. They found the mushroom growing operation. They also found a dog locked in a bathroom with no food and water and living in its own waste. Animal Control was called in and removed the animal.

Allegedly Moore would come to the business once a day around 1 p.m. Officers managed to caught him as he arrived and followed him into the business.

They also did a search of his vehicle and found some flour and coffee compost in the back seat which was consistent with what they found inside the business.

Reno County District Judge Trish Rose indicated that there might be a plea entered by Wineinger in April.

(Hays Post - Jan 17, 2016)