Two people who were charged in separate drug stings carried out by Craig Police Department officials last month had their cases bound over to District Court during preliminary hearings Tuesday.

County Court Judge Mary Lynne James found probable cause to bind over the cases of Valerie Guevara and Jerry Flannery for charges of methamphetamine possession and distribution.

Craig Police Detective Dusty Schulze testified that Flannery was behind two meth sales on July 7 and July 18 from his mobile home in the 1600 block of Yampa Ave.

Schulze said a confidential informant, under the supervision of police, made a phone call requesting the drug and later picked up a substance at the home. The substance later field-tested positive for meth, Schulze said.

Schulze said the informant first was given $100 on July 7 to buy a “teener” or 1/16 of an ounce of meth and later given $300 to buy a quarter-ounce of meth on July 18.

Later that day, police secured a warrant to search the house, Schulze said, where he reported law enforcement officials found scales, bongs and a few address books with names and dollar amounts. Investigators also found 3/4of a pound of marijuana, Shulze said.

When Flannery was arrested, three of the four $100 bills in his pocket matched the serial numbers of the money police used to set up the sting, Schulze said.

Flannery’s defense attorney Sheryl Uhlmann argued that there was no probable cause to go forward with charges of unlawfully selling and distributing meth.

Flannery was not at home during the alleged July 7 sale at his house, Schulze testified. Deputy District Attorney Amy Fitch agreed with Uhlmann that there wasn’t enough evidence to prosecute one charge of distribution of marijuana and Judge James subsequently dropped that charge.

“This (case) is far from proof of a reasonable doubt but it’s just over the edge for probable cause,” James said during her ruling. An arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 13.