An Orcas Island man who served a four-month jail term a year ago after brandishing a knife at a grocery store worker faces a new felony charge, possession of methamphetamine.

On Oct. 24, Stanley Vincent Sing pleaded not guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to one count of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, and was released on $10,000 bail pending trial, which is slated for Dec. 15.

The 34-year-old was taken into custody on the morning of Oct. 19 outside the library, in Eastsound, where he had reportedly fallen asleep. He was wanted by local authorities for failing to appear in court two weeks earlier in connection with the prior felony assault conviction at the time of his arrest. He was taken into custody without incident.

According to prosecutors, Sing had several baggies containing methamphetamine in the front pocket of jacket when deputies arrived at the library, at about 9 a.m. They reportedly found a case for sunglasses that contained glass pipes that were lined with charred residue nearby.

Sing served a four-month sentence after pleading guilty in August 2013 to one count each of felony assault and misdemeanor theft following a confrontation in early July of that year with a grocery store worker over shoplifting. He reportedly pulled a knife on the employee, who followed him outside the store, threatened the man and then fled on foot. He was taken into custody a short time later after deputies found him hiding in the brush at Crescent Beach.

Three months ago, he was ordered to serve one week in jail for failing to comply with court orders by undergoing a substance abuse evaluation. A warrant was issued for his arrest Sept. 26 for failing to appear in court.