Long charged with 3 felony counts; court sets bail at $100,000 cash

Randy K. Long, 53 appeared before Magistrate Judge Desi Burrell on Wednesday in a Felony First Appearance hearing, which drew nearly 40 citizens to the courtroom chambers.

On May 1, Petersburg Police Department filed state drug charges against Long who was being held in the Petersburg jail on a single charge of Fugitive from Justice involving credit card fraud/theft charges in Maricopa County, Arizona. That charge was dismissed on Wednesday.

Long is now charged with three felonies involving controlled substances.

The court read the complaint against Long for two counts of Misconduct involving...