HUDSONVILLE -- Derek Copp, the Grand Valley State University student shot by police during a drug raid, wants to apologize to the sheriff's deputy who shot him for the trouble his arrest caused, his criminal attorney said this morning."My client wants to send a letter of apology," attorney George Krupp told Hudsonville District Judge Kenneth Post at Copp's arraignment on a marijuana-delivery

Copp, 20, also acknowledged at his arraignment that he smoked marijuana as recently as eight days ago.

The admission came after the judge asked if Copp would be "clean or dirty" if given a drug test. Copp said dirty, because he smoked marijuana April 14.

At this morning's arraignment, Copp waived a probable-cause hearing and his case was sent to Ottawa County Circuit Court for trial. He is accused of selling 3.3 grams of marijuana to an undercover officer for $60 hours before the March 11 raid at his Campus View apartment.

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His roommate, Conor Bardallis, 21, also charged with delivery of marijuana, is accused of selling 3 grams of pot to an undercover officer in February for $50.

Bardallis, already arraigned, has a pretrial conference on Friday, and is free after posting 10 percent of a $3,000 bond.

Post said Copp could be released after posting 10 percent of a $3,000 bond. His father was waiting for a bank to open this morning to obtain the cash.

The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison.

The defendants were under investigation by the West Michigan Enforcement Team, or WEMET, a consortium of police officers from Ottawa, Allegan and Muskegon counties. Copp was shot in the upper chest as police executed a search warrant at his Georgetown Township apartment, just off the GVSU campus.

Ottawa County sheriff's Deputy Ryan Huizenga has been charged with careless discharge of a firearm causing injury, a two-year, high-court misdemeanor, and is on desk duty at the Sheriff's Department while administrators conduct an internal review and the criminal case plays out.

His probable-cause hearing, originally set for Wednesday, is expected to be adjourned until early May.

The shooting has sparked protests by GVSU students and others, and raised questions about police tactics in what Copp's supporters call a minor marijuana case. His supporters were disappointed that Copp faced charges.

Huizenga, 37, a 12-year deputy, has gained support in the community, with nearly 300 people attending a recent rally at the Sheriff's Department headquarters in West Olive.

One of Copp's attorneys, Fred Dilley, has said that police found only "a few tablespoons" of marijuana inside the apartment.

In obtaining arrest warrants, state police Lt. Cam Henke, in charge of the drug team, did not mention whether drugs were found in the search.

Copp is originally from Spring Arbor. Bardallis, from Parma in Jackson County, is a senior majoring in professional writing and an honor student, his friends say.

Copp was shot when he raised his hands to shield his eyes from police flashlights, police said. Investigators say Huizenga had his finger inside the trigger guard, instead of outside, when his .40-caliber Glock fired.

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