A MAN found with an array of drugs and money at his house is set to be sentenced.
Police officers found an undisclosed quantity of cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis during a raid of Brian Renaut’s property on July 29 last year.
The force also discovered a sum of illegal money stashed in the house in Chilburn Road, Clacton, and an extendable metal baton it deemed to be a weapon.
Renaut, 43, was subsequently arrested and later admitted possession of a Class A drug, uncounted cash and a weapon, as well as two counts of possessing Class B drugs.
He was due to be sentenced yesterday for his crimes but a fresh investigation has arisen into Renaut relating to alleged offences on June 1 last year.
Paul Valder, prosecuting, said it was a “rather unsatisfactory situation” but stressed he felt Judge Timothy Walker should be offered the chance to deal with all matters together.
He said: “Any charging decision from the police is weeks away, I’d be misleading the court if I didn’t say that.
“I readily accept it’s not a helpful position but it’s the reality of the situation."
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Phillipa Beswick, mitigating, said her client was content to be sentenced yesterday while the separate investigation was carried out.
She added: “He [Renaut] doesn’t want to wait for the outcome on another charge while waiting for the outcome of this matter, which has been hanging over him for a long time.
Taking the decision to adjourn matters for a fortnight, Judge Walker said the potentially impending charges at face value outweighed yesterday’s matter.
He said: “I appreciate investigations are taking considerably longer than pre-pandemic, but nonetheless this has been ongoing for almost a year.
“I want further information about how likely he is to be charged on this fresh matter, I do want a little more information.
“I am adjourning with the expectation you [Mr Valder] will have further information for me as I simply do not know where the police officers are in relation to the new investigation.”
Renaut will now appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on May 25 to be sentenced.
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