The Gem Village man charged along with his teenage son of robbing a Durango medical marijuana outlet waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday, which determines if there is probable cause to proceed to trial.
Instead, Joe Griffith will return May 7 before Judge Jeffrey Wilson in 6th Judicial District Court with an answer to an offer from the district attorney.
Deputy District Attorney Reid Stewart declined to say what the state has offered Griffith. Griffith was charged with one count of aggravated robbery of a controlled substance, one count of aggravated robbery and two counts of attempted aggravated robbery.
Griffith, who is being held on $100,000 bail, and son Logan, 19, are suspected of robbing the Rocky Mountain High Dispensary on Jan. 31. Logan Griffith posed as a customer and was tied up along with two dispensary employees by his son, according to police. The younger Griffith, clad in a dark-colored hoodie and ski mask, allegedly was armed with a loaded handgun.
Logan Griffith, who allegedly made off with $3,000 and a significant amount of marijuana, was taken into custody by police less than one mile away within an hour.
Logan, who waived a preliminary hearing earlier this month, also is considering an offer from the district attorney that could place him in the Youthful Offender System instead of state prison.
Logan, sporting a shaved head in place of a shaggy mane, appeared before Judge Wilson on Thursday for arraignment, but the hearing was continued to May 7.
He initially was charged with two counts of felony robbery, including one for using a firearm and another for taking a controlled substance.
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