News Photo by Reagan Voetberg Troy Wardlaw is pictured in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena County on Monday. He is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver 50 to 450 grams of cocaine and one count of weapons felony firearm.

ALPENA — A trial date was scheduled for Troy Wardlaw, 56, in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena County on Monday at a status conference hearing.

Wardlaw is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver 50 to 450 grams of cocaine and one count of weapons felony firearm.

Wardlaw allegedly possessed 425 grams of crack cocaine and over $2,000 cash when he was arrested on Sept. 28. That amount is approximately one pound of cocaine.

He was given a $50,000 cash or surety bond. If found guilty, Wardlaw could face imprisonment for not more than 20 years, a fine of not more than $250,000, or both.

Prosecuting Attorney Cynthia Muszynski said at Wardlaw’s arraignment in the 88th District Court last fall, that Wardlaw has allegedly made a lot of money off the addicts in the community.

Wardlaw posted bond and was released from jail on Oct. 6. He has since successfully completed 60 days in an addiction treatment facility, Wardlaw’s attorney, Bill Pfeifer, said at Wednesday’s hearing that Wardlaw waived preliminary examination on Dec. 2 in the 88th District Court and then bound over to the 26th Circuit Court where Judge Ed Black will oversee the case from the bench.

At Monday’s hearing, Muszynski said that a trial would take two days. Pfeifer agreed, and Black set the case for trial with a final status conference 30 days in advance.

The trial and final status conference dates are yet to be determined.

In other court news.

Violet Crane, 21, was scheduled for sentencing on Monday but that sentencing was adjourned to 9:30 a.m. on June 1.

Crane is charged with one count of unlawful driving away in a motor vehicle, which she pleaded guilty to on Feb. 2 according to MiCourt case search.

Crane has multiple criminal charges for other incidents spanning from July through December which she will also be sentenced for on June 1.

She was arrested for the unlawful driving away charge at the scene of an officer-involved shooting on Dec. 22 in Alpena. The charge is related to an incident that occurred on Nov. 15 and was unrelated to the events of the shooting.

Judge Ed Black confirmed to The News, and during Crane’s arraignment, that Crane was a passenger in the allegedly stolen vehicle which resulted in the officer-involved shooting that killed 35-year-old Jackson Jacobs of Alpena.

At Monday’s hearing, Crane pleaded guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine. One count of possession of controlled substances–cocaine, heroin, or another narcotic was dismissed.

Crane was charged with possession of methamphetamine for an incident that occurred on Dec. 22, the same day as the officer involved shooting. Law enforcement officers found the methamphetamine in her jacket pocket during a traffic stop that day, according to Crane’s testimony when establishing a factual basis.

Also at Monday’s hearing, there was a question as to whether Crane was supposed to return to jail after completing residential treatment. Judge Black said there was no order for her to return and he put Crane on a personal recognizance bond.