2 Men Jailed, 4 Pounds of Pot Mailed to Former Frat House

Two men who say they’re college students in West Virginia face charges after 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms) of high-grade marijuana were mailed to a former fraternity house.

The Herald-Dispatch reports 19-year-old Eric Nguyen and 23-year-old Andrew Gifford were arrested shortly after the package was delivered Wednesday to a Huntington residence that housed Marshall University’s local Pi Kappa Phi chapter. According to criminal complaints from Cabell County Magistrate Court, both men told a judge they attended the university, which the university hasn’t confirmed.

Court documents say police found marijuana, digital scales and several thousand dollars in Nguyen’s bedroom, which led to more marijuana found during a raid of Gifford’s apartment nearby.

Nguyen’s bond is $100,000 and Gifford’s is $125,000. It’s unclear if they have lawyers.

NJ Man Pleads No Contest in WVU Frat Hazing

A Thursday sentencing is set for a New Jersey man who pleaded no contest to hazing at a West Virginia University fraternity.

Michael Sousa entered the plea Tuesday in Monongalia County Magistrate Court.

Prosecutors are recommending a six-month suspended sentence, 48 hours in jail and community service. The defense is asking that Sousa be fined.
 
The 21-year-old from Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, was one of three people charged in connection with an incident at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on Nov. 15, 2013. Police said a 19-year-old man was physically assaulted and injured while participating in an initiation.
 
Co-defendants Andrew Nemes of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Christopher Lazzell of Morgantown are scheduled to appear in magistrate court on June 23.
 

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