February 15, 2016
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Justin Yim, 18, of Douglaston, New York, was charged with possessing a controlled substance and related drug charges. Police allegedly found 37 LSD tablets, a prepackaged envelope of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and nearly $9,000 in Yim's South Campus dorm room.
A Villanova University freshman was arrested Sunday on felony drug charges after three students needed medical treatment last weekend for taking the psychedelic drug LSD.
Justin Yim, 18, of Douglaston, New York, was charged with possessing a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and related drug charges. Police allegedly found 37 LSD tablets, a prepackaged envelope of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and nearly $9,000 in Yim's South Campus dorm room.
Police also said they confiscated three cell phones and new drug paraphernalia when they arrested him Sunday.
Yim's roommate, who police did not identify, was arrested on felony aggravated assault charges after an alleged confrontation with a female and responding security officers on Villanova's campus shortly after midnight Saturday. Police described the student as being under the influence of drugs and alcohol and transported him to Bryn Mawr Hospital for treatment.
None of the assault victims suffered serious injury, police said.
Two other freshmen, a male and a female, also were taken to the hospital for treatment. The male repeatedly told police that he had taken LSD. The female knew Yim, police said, but neither currently are facing charges.
Yim faces expulsion from Villanova. He is being held at Delaware County Prison on 10 percent of $50,000 bail.
"The university has no tolerance for drug dealers, whether they be students or not," said David Tedjeske, Villanova's director of public safety. "The sanction ... is expulsion. We recognize, at the same time that people make mistakes. Our goal is to hold them accountable, but to educate them on the risks and have them overcome these types of situations."
Tedjeske said this is the first LSD case he has handled in his eight years at Villanova.
"LSD on the campus is really unheard of," Tedjeske said.
