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Last Wesleyan Arrestee in Molly Overdose Case Arraigned in Court, Pleads Not Guilty

Andrew Olson pleaded not guilty to charges Tuesday.

The last of the Wesleyan University arrestees related to the Molly overdose case has pleaded not guilty.

Andrew Olson, 20, of Atascadero, Calif. was arraigned Tuesday in court, according to NBC Connecticut.

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Olson was suspended from the university, according to the Middletown Press.

Witnesses allegedly told police they would buy Molly off of Olson for $20 per dose, according to the Hartford Courant.

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Olson denied selling Molly to students and said to police that he would test samples brought to him to ensure the product was Molly, according to police.

A total of four students were charged after about a dozen people overdosed on a drug suspected to be Molly.

Olson was charged with two counts of possession of a hallucinogen, sale of a hallucinogen, possession of less than .5 ounce of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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