A man accused of trying to rob a convenience store near Emporia Police headquarters this past spring has pleaded no contest.
Darren Hutcherson, 57, accepted a plea agreement Tuesday — a day before his final pretrial was set to take place and less than a week before trial was supposed to begin Monday. Hutcherson pleaded no contest to attempted aggravated assault instead of the initial charge of attempted robbery.
Hutcherson was charged after trying to rob Max’s BP, less than a block away from police headquarters, in late March. Sentencing is Oct. 11.
