David
Hughart is now scheduled to appear in a bond-revocation hearing Tuesday at
1 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Clarke VanDervort, according to
court records.
It
will come before he is to be sentenced on two criminal charges that he plotted
with other Massey officials to routinely violate safety standards and then
cover up the resulting workplace hazards. Hughart’s sentencing is at
2:30 p.m. Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Irene Berger.
2:30 p.m. Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Irene Berger.
Records
said Hughart plead guilty to the charges back in February, at which time Berger
released Hughart on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond pending his
sentencing. Among other things, he was ordered not to violate any federal,
state or local laws.
Hughart
was arrested August 30 by Beckley
Following
the arrest, court records state that a federal probation officer filed a
petition in federal court seeking to have Hughart arrested and asking that his
bond be revoked.
In his sentencing Tuesday,
Hughart faces up to six years in prison and a fine of up to $350,000.
