Man charged with selling ‘ice’ near school pleads ‘not guilty’
A man who was arrested for allegedly selling methamphetamine or “ice” near a public school has pleaded innocent to the charges.
Guang Jing Chen pleaded not guilty to the charges of three counts of distribution of a controlled substance and one count of distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Alex R. Munson accepted Chen’s plea and set the jury trial for Sept. 22, 2008 at 9am.
Munson remanded the 45-year-old Chinese national to the custody of the U.S. Marshal.
According to the indictment, Chen distributed 0.9 grams of “ice” on Aug. 15, 2007; 1.9 grams of “ice” on Aug. 17, 2007; and 4.5 grams of “ice” on Sept. 14, 2007.
On Feb. 5, 2008, the defendant also allegedly distributed .96 grams of “ice” within 1,000 feet of San Antonio Elementary School.
A Drug Enforcement Administration special agent stated in his report that Chen was arrested after he sold $500 worth of 1.5 grams of “ice” to an undercover agent in front of San Antonio Elementary School.
