A 40-year-old rural Odin man has been charged with eight felony weapons charges after a search warrant was executed on his home on December 18th.
During his first appearance in court on Friday, Blake Hills was ordered held without bond until a December 26th hearing is held to determine if he should remain in custody.
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says they were looking for a handgun allegedly used by another man in an armed robbery of a man taking a test drive in an auto on the West Boone Street Extension earlier this month. That gun was allegedly recovered.
Hills is accused in five counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon for having five guns in his possession. Two other counts are for having ammunition for a shotgun and a handgun. The eighth count is for unlawful use of a weapon for having possession of a 20-guage shotgun having a barrel less than 18 inches in length. Each of the seven unlawful possession of a weapon charge require a sentence of no less than two years or more than ten years if convicted.
In handing down the decision to hold Hills, Judge Mark Stedelin noted he did not cooperate with the Office of State Probationary Services and has no idea on how to draft a less restrictive alternative. It was also noted he had multiple firearms and illegal narcotics in his possession as well as a firearm traced back to an armed robbery.
Lloyd ‘Ty” McMullin has charges pending for armed robbery and possession of a controlled substance following the alleged robbery of the test car driver.
Meanwhile, a person in Hill’s home at the time the search warrant was executed, 36-year-old Donald Callender of the same Norton Road address in rural Odin, was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Judge Stedelin also ordered Callender held without bond until his next court appearance. He also faces a two to ten year prison term if found guilty. The public defender was appointed to represent Callender.
