Sun Feb 12 2012
The owner of a Hudson motel and one of its former residents have pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges.
Following a July 21 pretrial, a second pretrial has been scheduled for Aug. 11 at 9 a.m. before Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Lynne Callahan.
Kent resident Jitendra H. Kapasi, 53, owner of the Hilltop Motel on Ravenna Road, and Brian R. Gagat, 26, of Kent were indicted July 8 on multiple felonies related to drug trafficking. Both pleaded not guilty on July 14.
The two were arrested May 7 at the motel following a three-month undercover investigation, according to Hudson officials. Gagat was living at the motel at the time, according to Hudson police.
Kapasi was indicted July 8 on nine counts: seven counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, ranging from second-degree to fifth-degree felonies; one count of aggravated possession of drugs (Oxycodone), a second-degree felony; and one count of trafficking in marijuana, a fifth-degree felony. The drugs mentioned in the indictment include Oxycodone, Percocet, Methadone and Vicodin.
Gagat was indicted on two felonies: aggravated trafficking in drugs (Oxycodone), a second-degree felony, and trafficking in marijuana, a fifth-degree felony.
Kapasi was released on a $500,000 bond, forfeited his passport and was ordered not to leave the state, according to a court spokesperson.
Gagat was released on a $50,000 bond, according to court records.
Read more in the July 25 Hub-Times.
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