Cory Hutchinson
The former Mississippi County sheriff Cory Hutcheson, 34, faces a new set of criminal charges, this time in federal court. And, court papers filed on Tuesday, April 24, is delaying another case he is involved.
Recently a grand jury seated in Cape indicted Hutcheson on 11 counts of identity theft. Hutcheson pled not guilty to those charges. Hutcheson still faces two criminal cases in state court, one on charges of first-degree robbery and making a false declaration.
The second case accuses the former sheriff of forgery and tampering with computer data for allegedly forging affidavits in order to ping the cell phones of five law enforcement officers, then Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, and Judge David Dolan back in 2014.
A notice of continuance was filed in court yesterday concerning a civil case against Hutcheson. That case is being delayed. If convicted, Hutcheson faces a maximum punishment of five years imprisonment on each of the federal charges filed yesterday along with a maximum fine of up to $250,000.
Hutcheson has been released on a $10,000 unsecured bond.