A judge ruled Friday that there is enough evidence to bind an Aspen man over for trial in what local authorities have deemed one of the biggest drug busts in recent times.
After hearing testimony from Aspen Police Officer Jeff Fain in Pitkin County District Court, Judge Gail Nichols said there is sufficient probable cause to uphold charges against Thomas Jade Simmons, 22.
Nichols noted “overwhelming evidence” showed Simmons had an intent to distribute such illegal narcotics as cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. Simmons faces four separate felony charges for intending to sell each drug.
All told, police say Simmons was in possession of more than 250 grams of drugs he had designs to sell — 124 grams of Ecstasy, 72 grams of mushrooms, 61 grams of cocaine and 0.26 grams of LSD.
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