Two freshmen have been charged with separate marijuana-related crimes and may face trial.
Simon Abrahms, 18, was charged last month with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia – both misdemeanors – according to court documents.
Abrahms was arrested Sept. 8 after University Police Department officers responded to a report of a suspicious odor in his Thurston Hall room. An administrative search of the room allegedly revealed marijuana, scales, plastic bags, large amounts of money and drug paraphernalia, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report of the incident.
Abrahms has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Neither he nor his lawyer, Barry Coburn, could be reached for comment.
In a separate matter, Brennan Hutson, 19, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance – also a misdemeanor. Hutson was arrested Sept. 3 after UPD officers allegedly discovered him and two other males smoking marijuana in Kogan Plaza. Police searched him and allegedly discovered a “medium size baggie containing 5 small zip lock bags and loose green leafy substance,” according to charging documents.
Hutson also pleaded not guilty to the charges, and could not be reached for comment.
