Apr 18, 2007 By Josh Krysak 2 min read

A preliminary hearing scheduled for Michael Raven Hickenbottom of Uniontown was continued Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Mark L. Blair. Hickenbottom, 34, of 64 Lenox St. was charged with felony counts of drug possession and possession with intent to deliver drugs after Fayette County probation officers searched him as he exited a Uniontown convenience store in mid-February.

Hickenbottom gained widespread attention across the region during the last few years after he filed a lawsuit following the accidental fatal shooting of his 12-year-old son, Michael Ellerbe, in 2002.

According to Uniontown Patrolman Michael Garrow Sr., the probation officers discovered a small amount of suspected marijuana in his inside jacket pocket as well as a roll of cash totaling $628 in his wallet.

Later, at a search conducted at Hickenbottom’s home, Garrow said Hickenbottom willingly walked over to a couch and lifted the cushions revealing a cache of drugs that included eight small packages of suspected marijuana and a large plastic bag filled with suspected marijuana.

Upstairs, Garrow said officers uncovered another plastic bag of suspected marijuana in Hickenbottom’s dresser, as well as $700 cash and another bag of suspected marijuana underneath a pillow on Hickenbottom’s bed.

Marijuana also was discovered in Hickenbottom’s vehicle, Garrow said.

A preliminary hearing will be held before Blair at a later date.