The five students arrested in December for drug-related charges will be represented by high-profile criminal defense attorneys, who have previously represented the likes of the Wu-Tang Clan and Temeka Lewis, one of the defendants from the escort service patronized by former governor Eliot Spitzer, DNAinfo is reporting this morning.
Jose Stephan Perez will be represented by Peter Frankel of Wu-Tang renown, and more recently Jets wide reciever Braylon Edwards. Marc Agnifilo, of the Spitzer case, will defend Chris Coles, and Adam Klein will be defended by Alan Abramson. Kati Cornell, Director of Public Communication from Special Narcotics, confirmed in December that Harrison David had also replaced his public defender with a private attorney, Matthew Myers of Myers, Singer and Galiardo LLP. Michael Wymbs’s lawyer is confirmed to be Michael Bachner.
Here’s a roundup of the charges from the original NYPD report:
Student | Charges |
Chris Coles Intercultural House |
CSCS* 5th – 2 cts. Criminal Sale of Marijuana 1st – 1 ct. Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 4 cts. Criminal Sale of Marijuana 4th – 1 ct. Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct. |
Harrison David Alpha Epsilon Pi |
CSCS 2nd – 1 ct CSCS 3rd – 1 ct Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 6 cts. Criminal Sale of Marijuana 4th – 2 cts. Criminal Nuisance 1st – 1 ct. Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct. |
Adam Klein Psi Upsilon |
CSCS 5th – 2 cts. Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct. |
Jose Stephan Perez Pi Kappa Alpha |
CSCS 5th – 4 cts. Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 1 ct. Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct. |
Michael Wymbs East Campus Housing |
CSCS 5th – 6 cts. Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct. |
* Criminal Sale of Controlled Substance
7 Comments
@one question i’m glad they were each able to secure such competent representation, but i am a little curious how they were able to pay for such big ticket lawyers if they were dealing to pay tuition?
@Unconcerned Student I expect justice to be served to those who in fact broke the law and are found guilty in a court of law.
@mike wymbs hey, stop hiding behind the internet and say that to my face
@Anonymous Amen. I don’t understand why people are trying to justify a group of idiots just because they are Columbia students. Let ’em rot.
@Anonymous …if they’re found guilty under the eyes of the law
(but yeah, they’re guilty.)
@Spec says http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/01/18/students-appear-court-drug-charges
Wymbs is repped by Michael Bachner, and David is repped by Matthew Myers.
@Concerned Student as i sit here waiting for my 9 am class. i cant help but send out a prayer to our classmates.
god bless. hoping all will turn out well.