Drug And Burglary Cases Move Forward In Court By Klark Byrd kbyrd@suntelegraph.com SIDNEY - With his right to a preliminary hearing waived, arraignment time is scheduled soon for a 34-year-old Sidney man accused of distributing methamphetamine near a Head Start school, officials said Friday. Christopher Davis is accused of the class ID felony and he appeared in Cheyenne County Court earlier this week where he waived his right to the preliminary hearing. The preliminary hearing is held to determine if the state has produced enough evidence for the court to believe a crime was committed. The case was bound over to district court and is scheduled for arraignment Oct. 14. According to court documents, the alleged drug deal occurred July 14 at Davis’ 1900 Ash St. Apt. 50 address. A confidential informant working in conjunction with a Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group officer allegedly purchased an “8-ball” or 3.5 grams of methamphetamine from Davis. Davis’ Cheyenne Villa address is within 1,000 feet of the Sioux Villa playground and Head Start Pre-School, court documents say. Davis remains in the Cheyenne County Jail on 10 percent of $250,000 bond. In other court news, another Sidney man waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Nineteen-year-old Syrus Leal, a 2008 Sidney High School graduate, is scheduled to be arraigned in Cheyenne County District Court on charges of criminal mischief, tampering with evidence and burglary. The arraignment is slated to take place Oct. 14. According to court documents, Leal allegedly broke a window at the Linger Longer Bar in Lodgepole on Sept. 25. Items stolen from the bar included money, cigarettes, a Black and Decker drill and a flashlight. Leal is further accused of a residential burglary in which DeWalt tools, firearms, jewelry and a 1996 Plymouth Voyager minivan were stolen. The minivan was discovered by authorities at 422 County Road 101 in Lorenzo. The van was badly damaged including multiple bullet holes, court documents say. Footprints found at the scene matched footprints found at the Linger Longer Bar, according to the documents. Damages to the van were estimated to exceed $1,500. The court documents say Leal admitted to being involved in the crimes and gave officers permission to search his property. Officers said they discovered the missing items on Leal’s property. The criminal mischief and tampering with evidence charges are class IV felonies. The burglary charge is a class III felony. According to the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office, Leal remains in Cheyenne County Jail on 10 percent of $150,000 bond.