10 CommentsAccording to Bloomberg, the ADA offered each of the students arrested in the December drug bust plea bargains, and each of the students turned them down. David rejected an offer of one year in prison, the other four rejected offers for five years probation. The defense attorneys sought to divert their cases to treatment, rather than enter a guilty plea. The prosecutor rejected that request.
Bwog was on the scene, and will post a full summary shortly.
Update, 3:47 pm: Our full summary of the court appearance is up! Peruse it.
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@well arent the cops involved wonky in the first place? the whole thing seems wholly out of scale like they are trying to pin these guys but there’s definitely something much bigger going on–and im sure these boys’ lawyers will get at it.
@You'll see! They’re smart lads! I’m sure they know what they’re doing! Stayed tuned for a badass prison break or something. Nomsayin!?
@Anonymous Just because someone got into Columbia, doesn’t mean they’re smart. There are tons of idiots there, aside from these guys.
@Columbia Five You mean the boy band?
@Columbia Five On a serious note, I do feel bad for these guys. But turning down a plea bargain, especially for probation, seems pretty damn dumb to me. Probation seems to me infinitely better than even the possibility of being a random kid from Columbia (who’s been all over the news) in prison. I hope they/their lawyers know what they’re doing.
@um did you just comment on your own post? smh…
@My good sir There’s not a doubt in my mind that this lad has replied to his own post! But one shouldn’t vilify him—he’s simply have a lonely summer.
@Anonymous Yeah. For pure dramatic value the first post had to be by itself. But then I realized I also wanted to say something serious ’cause this is sort of a serious topic and I didn’t want to just make a joke about it.
@idk If they take the plea, yeah it’s just 5 years of probation, but they also have a felony on their record. Do you know how tough it is to get a good job if you’ve been convicted of a felony?
@Columbia Five “Bitch, pleas!”