New hearing date for suspected drug dealers

Suspects in the distribution of drugs in Carson Valley shuffled attorneys and are set for hearings Feb. 11.

Kurt Hewlett, 19, hired lawyer Derrick Lopez to represent him on charges of trafficking in a controlled substance, conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and possession of stolen property. His bail is $25,000 cash.

Justice Jim EnEarl appointed lawyer Matt Ence to represent Antonio Wood, 23, who is being held without bail on a California hold.

Amended charges were filed against Wood on Feb. 4 who now faces nine felonies.

Wood is charged with four counts of trafficking in a controlled substance, conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, principal to trafficking in controlled substances, burglary with a deadly weapon, ex-felon in possession of a firearm and theft.

Annalyse Klekar, 18, also faces amended charges of conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, trafficking in a controlled substance and principal to trafficking in a controlled substance.

EnEarl released Klekar on her own recognizance Feb. 4 with an ankle bracelet and under the supervision of the Department of Alternative Sentencing.

Her lawyer, Kris Brown, said Klekar had no criminal history and would live with her parents.

The three were arrested Jan. 27 after the Douglas County Sheriff's Special Weapons and Tactics team served a warrant at their residence, 1009 Haystack Drive in the Sunridge subdivision, shortly before 5 a.m.

Authorities recovered 15.8 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms, 127 suspected Ecstasy tablets, cocaine, drug paraphernalia, prescription pills, a price list, firearms, GPS units and aviation gear at the Haystack Drive residence.

Deputies also found a stolen weapons, drug paraphernalia and aviation gear.

The arrests were the culmination of a month-long investigation into alleged cocaine distribution by Wood and Hewlett by the sheriff's office Street Enforcement Team.

Investigators identified Wood as a suspect in a burglary that occurred Jan. 25 at Minden-Tahoe Airport. A number of AK-47 and SKS assault rifles were stolen along with sporting-type firearms, portable global positioning system units and aviation electronics gear.

According to court documents, Wood was employed by the victim in aircraft maintenance and sales.