ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A Lehigh County judge will decide if the drug charges against a sitting Lehigh County commissioner will be handled separately from the dozens of other people charged in the case, while a county prosecutor said he intends to present additional charges.
Zachary Cole-Borghi, 35, of Bethlehem, is among roughly 40 people charged in a multistate drug network, and on Tuesday his attorney, Gary Asteak, argued that his case should have a preliminary hearing separate from the others charged.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Craig Scheetz told presiding Lehigh County Judge James Anthony that he intended to present additional charges, including conspiracy, against Cole-Borghi during a preliminary hearing in the matter. Cole-Borghi currently is charged with possession with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance…