Fayette County magistrate judge Monday set bond

at $50,000 for a man charged with attempting to

distribute about 20 pounds of marijuana.

Bond

was set at $40,000 in a child molestation case.

Ochoa

Carlos Vega faces a felony count of possession

with intent to distribute. Unable to speak or

understand English, he appeared in court Monday

with a Fayette County deputy serving as his

interpreter.

"We're

very much opposed to this dope being sold in

Fayette County," Magistrate Judge Grady

Huddleston told the defendant when setting the

$50,000 bond. "There's no doubt in my mind

he'd sell it to kids as soon as anybody. Twenty

pounds is a large quantity."

Vega

was located over the weekend after a lengthy

investigation. He told Huddleston that he had no

knowledge of the drugs in question, but

Huddleston said that was an issue for him to

bring up with his attorney in another venue.

In

an unrelated case, bond was set at $40,000 for a

29-year-old man charged with enticing a child for

indecent purposes, aggravated sexual battery,

aggravated child molestation, and statutory rape.

Russell

Bryan Jr. of Fairburn said that the alleged

victim lied about her age, and he and his family

were attempting to have a warrant issued for her

over the weekend. Huddleston informed Bryan that

the girl was actually 13 years old.

In

addition to the $10,000 on each charge,

Huddleston ordered Bryan to stay away from the

alleged victim and her family.

James

Jeffrey Hubbard appeared in court Monday to face

a misdemeanor battery charge in connection with a

family altercation over the weekend.

Hubbard

allegedly got into a fight with his brother in

the wee hours of Saturday morning at their

Fairburn residence, where the defendant cut his

brother on the face by hitting him with his

fists.

"Y'all

just had a good old knockdown, drag-out, didn't

you?" Huddleston asked.

"Yes,

sir," Hubbard replied.

Because

the case would fall under the Family Violence

Act, Huddleston said he would set bond at $2,000,

which is higher than typical misdemeanor cases.

The defendant, who told the court that he will

move in with his parents for a while, was ordered

to stay away from his brother.

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