The preliminary hearing for Ryan Newell scheduled for Thursday was postponed to April 14.

Newell was arrested Nov. 30 by Wichita police and charged Dec. 2 with stalking, three counts of criminal use of weapons, and false impersonation of an enforcement officer. The official complaint from the 18th Judicial Court said that Newell targeted and intended to engage the Phelps family. The documents said Newell was in possession of an M4 rifle, .45-caliber Glock pistol, and a .38-caliber Smith and Wesson pistol when he was arrested.

A bond of $500,000 was placed on Newell and he pleaded not guilty Dec. 2 to charges at the arraignment hearing.

He was released from jail to his attorney Boyd McPherson Dec. 3 with the condition that Newell receive psychological treatment at the Colmery O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka.

Initially, the preliminary hearing in the case was scheduled for Dec. 16, but it has been continued six times.