I wrote about pastor Hugh King's drug bust a few weeks ago. His case is moving towards trial. He plead not guilty yesterday.
The Rev. Hugh King has entered a written waiver of not guilty and requested a jury trial on a charge of cocaine possession, his attorney Barry Beroset said Thursday.
A date for the trial could be set today during arraignment hearings before Circuit Judge Terry Terrell.
Neither King nor Beroset is expected in court.King, a former Pensacola City Council member and current board trustee for Community Maritime Park Associates Inc., was arrested shortly before midnight April 27 when police stopped a Ford Explorer in which he was a passenger.
The arresting officer reported finding $25 worth of cocaine in King's back pocket. He temporarily was suspended as pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church.
I'm skeptical on this case, so I will watch it closely.
