(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man charged with alleged sex and drug offenses waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

Jeremy Stover was bound over to Brown County District Court for arraignment on August 21.

Stover's preliminary hearing had been continued twice, at his request, since his arrest in late February.

He is charged with eight counts—including three felony counts of promoting the sale of sexual relations, three misdemeanor counts of sexual battery, a felony count of distribution of opiates and misdemeanor count of possession of a depressant.

The charges were filed following an investigation by the Brown County Sheriff's Office.

Stover remains free on a $50,000 bond.