University administrators respond to Saturday’s DMT arrests
In a meeting with campus media this evening, Todd Olson, university vice president of student affairs, and Julie Green Batialle, university spokesperson, revealed more details surrounding the DMT...
View ArticleUniversity sends update about Harbin Hall evacuation
Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. update: According to an email sent to students by the University Housing Department, Facilities Management will test each residence hall's fire alarm system this week. Between 10...
View ArticleWashington Post reports that K2 tip, not “strange odor,” led to Harbin arrests
The Washington Post is reporting that University Public Safety officers received a drug tip on Saturday morning that led to the arrests of Charlie Smith (SFS '14), John Perrone, a University of...
View ArticleSmith and Perrone released to parents, trial set for January
At D.C. District Court this afternoon, Charles Smith (SFS '14) and John Perrone, a freshman at the University of Richmond, were released under parental custody to their homes in Andover,...
View ArticleWaPo’s last-minute costumes for lazy college students
Looking to go out tonight but not sure what to wear? Use up all your good costumes already? The Washington Post has a few suggestions for college-themed costumes, including "Can of Four Loko," "Mark...
View Article“Inadvertent human error” caused Harbin fire alarm malfunction
The failure of Harbin Hall's audible fire alarm system was caused by "inadvertent human error," according to Chief Administrative Officer Spiros Dimolitsas. "A technician failed to properly reset the...
View ArticleDefendants to plead guilty in DMT case
In the last few days new charges were formally filed against Charles Smith (SFS ’14) and John Perrone regarding their involvement in the operation of the DMT lab found in Harbin last October....
View ArticleSmith and Perrone plead guilty, likely to serve probation
In federal court yesterday, Charles Smith and John Perrone plead guilty to manufacturing DMT in Smith's Harbin dorm room last October. Perrone admitted during the hearing that he purchased the...
View ArticleSmith, Perrone get probation for DMT charges
Charles Smith and John Perrone, the duo arrested in Harbin last fall for the manufacture of the illegal hallucinogenic drug DMT in Smith’s room, were sentenced Friday to three years of probation and...
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