Brooklyn College Janitor Accussed Of Being A Cocaine Dealer!

BROOKLYN - Police say that a longtime janitor at Brooklyn College was moonlighting as a campus coke dealer.

Jovan High and his family, however, say there's more than one side to the story and that prosecutors' claims, which are part of a larger effort to combat college drug sales, simply aren't true.

The city's special narcotics prosecutor said the 46-year-old custodian regularly sold cocaine on the street in front of James Hall, an academic building on the Brooklyn College campus. Investigators said on nine different occasions, High sold the drugs to undercover officers.

The accusations against his son are fairly severe. Javon High worked at Brooklyn College as a custodian and allegedly made some of the drug sales in his work uniform, according to investigators. The college's James Hall, in front of which High allegedly carried out the sales, houses a day care and after-school programs, and is directly across the street from an elementary school.

High's family said that prosecutors made up the charges.

As for Javon High himself, his family put him on the phone with PIX11 News, but High insisted on talking first with his attorney before making a comment publicly.

High has been in prison before, on drug charges. But his family said he was past that, and he's spent the last six years working hard in his custodial job. High is accused also of selling drugs in the Coney Island public housing complex where his family lives. They again denied those charges.

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