January 27, 2004

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  Men Face Charge for Mailing Poison Snake

  
  

  LITTLE ROCK - Two men accused of mailing a poisonous snake to a man upset over an allegedly faulty ATV are preparing to plead guilty to reduced charges.
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  The trial of Jerrod Castleman and his father, Pocahontas lawyer and former district judge Bob Castleman, was put on hold Monday. The two are charged with mailing a live copperhead to Albert Coy Staton in September 2002.
  

  
  

  The Castlemans had initially intended to plead guilty Monday, but Bob Castleman still had traces of marijuana in his system.

  
  

  The Castlemans were charged with making a threat by mail, in addition to the mailing "nonmailable" material charge. The elder Castleman also was charged with witness tampering.

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