Court briefs, April 6, 2016

Accused

drug-selling

married couple plead not guilty

A married couple, James and Martha Mitchell, pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon in state District Court to charges of selling drugs.

The Mitchells are accused of selling the opioid Oxycontin in February 2014 during two separate incidents to an informant working in conjunction with the Tri-Agency Safe Trails Task Force.

Martha and James Mitchell are each charged with two counts of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs.

Judge Dan Boucher told public defender Jesse Fries to have motions ready by May 6.

James and Martha were also t...