Fort Carson Soldier Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges After Nightclub Raid

DENVER — The Fort Carson soldier arrested for alleged cocaine distribution just days after a large-scale federal raid of a Colorado Springs illegal nightclub in late April pleaded not guilty to multiple charges Thursday.

Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, 27, appeared out of custody after a federal judge ruled he was eligible for release at his last hearing May 15.

Orona-Rodriguez’s attorney, Stephanie Snyder, entered the not-guilty plea on behalf of her client, who is facing one federal count each of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute cocaine…


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