Judge approves plan to cut 900lb man out of his home for court

Man weighing 900lb will be CUT OUT of his mobile home on judge's orders so he can attend a court hearing to face cocaine conspiracy charges Kenneth T. Hicks, 48, is scheduled to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia on Monday He is one of seven people charged in a cocaine conspiracy distribution case A judge last week approved an unusual transportation plan to ensure Hicks could make the hearing because he is confined to his bed It may involve cutting through a wall in his mobile home, bracing the structure and cutting down some trees so he can be removed The hearing will take place in the loading dock at the rear of the court 

By Emily Crane For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:26 BST, 13 May 2019 | Updated: 17:31 BST, 13 May 2019

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A man who weighs 900 pounds may have to be cut out of his Virginia trailer home so he can attend a court hearing to face cocaine conspiracy charges. 

Kenneth T. Hicks, 48, is scheduled to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Richmond on Monday to charges stemming from a cocaine conspiracy case involving seven people.

U.S. Magistrate Judge David Novak last week approved an unusual transportation plan to ensure Hicks could get to the court for his hearing

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