Larry Drown’s last hearing on his criminal case for allegedly running down a construction flagger in Northfield was on February 26.

At the time of his last appearance, the judge asked Mr. Drown and the States Attorney to go outside the courtroom to lay out a discovery plan and tell the court potential dates when discovery could be completed and when the case would be ready for trial.

However, Mr. Drown left the court and told the State’s Attorney to

take a hike,” then went down the street, got into his car and left.

The States Attorney was left holding the file in his hand.

The trial court was left with no alternative but to set dates without Mr. Drown’s cooperation and did exactly that.

The trial will be in October of this year and Mr. Drown will have the spring and summer to prepare.

Back at the time of the last hearing, Mr. Drown asked the court to rule on a motion that he filed just prior to court requesting monetary assistance from the state to pay for depositions and other costs related to getting ready for trial. The court ordered that the state will pay for certain costs during the discovery process.

After Mr. Drown left the court without returning with dates, the judge signed a discovery order and it has been served on Mr. Drown according to court records.

Mr. Drown is facing three extremely serious charges, careless and negligent driving which carries a maximum penalty of 2 years in jail, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon which carries a maximum of 15 years in jail and leaving the scene of an accident which carries a maximum of 3 years in jail.

All of this arose from the alleged assault on a flagger directing traffic around the site of work being done laying a new water main on Wall Street last November.

The court ordered that the state provide Mr. Drown with all discoverable materials and list of witnesses no later than April 15, 2010.

Mr. Drown is to complete depositions of any of the state’s witnesses by July 15. The state will pay the cost of his reporter’s fees and for copying of documents.However , he will not be given money to hire paralegals or investigators unless he makes a further request in detail and consults with the States Attorney prior to making any request of the court.

All motions to suppress or to dismiss must be filed no later than August 1, 2010 and the defense must disclose its affirmative defenses by that date as well.

Such defenses would be such things as alibi, diminished capacity, insanity, entrapment or any other similar defense.

The state must conclude depositions of defense witnesses no later than October 1 including experts that Mr. Drown may name.

The parties are to be ready for trial by October 1, 2010.