Arraignment Postponed for Virginia Man Arrested in Snake Bite Incident

A Virginia man arrested in February for transporting and possessing poisonous snakes will have to wait six-weeks for his arraignment.

Samuel "Chuck" Hurd appeared in Judge Christie Mahn Sell's court Wednesday morning.

After a closed door session, a court officer announced the arraignment had been postponed until May 16th.

Tennessee Wildlife Agency spokesman Dan Hicks says a conviction could bring a year in prison and a 25-hundred dollar fine for each offense.

The charges were filed after Wade Westbrook of East Ridge died after being bitten by a copperhead snake on Jan. 29.

The snake belonged to Hurd.
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