Accused Columbia Drug Ring Members Ready For Fight
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - The Columbia students charged in a drug ring are ready for the court fight that lies ahead.
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WCBS 880's Irene Cornell reports
All five suspended Columbia University students have hired new high-powered attorneys to fight the charges that they ran a well-organized narcotics distribution ring out of three fraternity houses.
Attorney Matthew Myers said his plan is to ask the special narcotics prosecutor for a no jail plea deal for his client.
20-year-old Harrison David is described as the ringleader in the fraternity drug ring. his attorney said the student with near-perfect SAT scores has seen his bright future fall apart.
Jail time, he said, pales in comparison to the damage that's already been done.