Mass. prosecutors drop murder charge against 1 of 3 NY men in Harvard dorm killing
By APTuesday, September 22, 2009
Murder charge dropped against 1 in Harvard killing
WOBURN, Mass. — Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against one of three New York men held in a fatal shooting at Harvard University.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that 23-year-old Jason Aquino is now charged with being an accessory after armed robbery and carrying a firearm without a license. Arraignment is Wednesday in Middlesex Superior Court.
He was originally charged with murder in the death of 21-year-old Justin Cosby, of Cambridge.
Jabrai (juh-BRY’) Jordan Copney and Blayn Jiggetts have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the May 18 shooting in a common area at a Harvard dorm.
Authorities say the three men intended to rob Cosby of marijuana and cash.
None of the four was a Harvard student.
