Two Topeka men will not go to trial in a Lyon County drug distribution case — because they have both pleaded no contest to lesser charges.
DeMarqus Fletcher and Lawrence Fletcher were both initially charged with distributing up to 450 grams of marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop in Emporia this past October. On Wednesday, both pleaded to single counts of drug and paraphernalia possession.
The pleas at their respective trial status hearings came with jury trial set to begin as soon as Monday. Instead, sentencing for both men will be April 16.
