Excelsior Springs resident Gary W Gillispie II, 38, has entered a plea of not guilty on charges of second-degree Class B felony drug trafficking. Gillispie appeared with his public defender, Kevin Garrison, for his arraignment hearing May 11 before Circuit Seven Judge Louis Angles. The defendant was released from Clay County Detention Center soon after his on May 3 court hearing where Angles agreed to Gillispie’s request to be released on his own recognizance with the following conditions: to be supervised by Northland Dependency Services (NDS); cannot drive unless licensed and insured; report to NDS every two weeks; repath level three electronic monitoring and drug testing; required to actively seek employment, maintain employment or commence an education program; cannot possess a firearm; must adhere to 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, unless working; cannot possess alcohol or any controlled substance without a valid prescription; undergo any med...