Damian Esteban, 33, teacher at Williamsburg School of Architecture and Design [New York City Department of Education], Brooklyn, New York City, New York, possession of "18 small bags of heroin" New York Times: Should’ve Left That at Home, Teacher Is Told at Jury Duty (Oct 17 2012) Mr. Esteban, 33, was arrested on Wednesday as he returned from a break in a trial in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, David Bookstaver, a spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration, said. As Mr. Esteban, a teacher at the Williamsburg School of Architecture and Design in Brooklyn, passed through a metal detector at the courthouse, it beeped. A court officer, Laura Cannon, found the culprit to be a cigarette box in Mr. Esteban’s pocket. Upon opening the cigarette box, Ms. Cannon reported that she found a much bigger problem: 18 small bags of heroin. Tags:
UK Daily Mail: Teacher at elite New York City school 'busted after bringing 18 baggies of HEROIN' to the murder trial where he served as a juror (Oct 18 2012) Most people who are called to serve on a jury panel spend their breaks getting lunch or reading a book, but not Damien Esteban, who was arrested after he allegedly tried to bring heroin into the courtroom. Esteban, a 33-year-old teacher at the prestigious Williamsburg School of Architecture and Design in Brooklyn, was taken into custody Wednesday as he returned from a break in a murder trial in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, according to David Bookstaver, a spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration. The teacher set off a metal detector in the courthouse lobby, and an officer identified a box of Parliament cigarettes as the object that caused the device to beep. She opened the container, only to discover 18 small single-use bags of heroin inside. The L Magazine: Williamsburg High School Teacher Busted Carrying 18 Bags of Heroin... Into Jury Duty! (Oct 18 2012) Damian Esteban, a teacher at the Williamsburg High School of Architecture and Design, was arrested Wednesday after trying to walk through a metal detector with 18 small bags of heroin, reports The New York Times. After he set off the metal detector, a court officer found the cause was a cigarette box in Esteban's pocket, concealing his stash.
Village Voice: Did You Hear the One About the Teacher Who Brought Heroin to Jury Duty? (Oct 18 2012) But 33-year-old Damian Esteban didn't just bring a little bit of heroin to a murder trial -- he brought 18 bags of it. Needless to say, he was arrested. Esteban, a teacher at the Williamsburg School of Architecture and Design in Brooklyn, is a juror in the murder trial of accused killer Jamal Armstead for the 2008 murder of a teen on the Upper West Side. As first reported by The New York Times, Esteban returned to the courthouse yesterday after a brief recess. When he did, he had to pass through a metal detector, which is where things went terribly wrong for Mr. Esteban. NBC New York: Teacher Accused of Bringing Heroin to Jury Duty (Oct 2012) Damian Esteban, 33, set off a metal detector Wednesday as he returned to court from a jury break in a murder trial, reports The New York Times. An officer at Manhattan's State Supreme Court found a cigarette box was what set off the machine and when she looked inside, she discovered 18 small bags of heroin, the Times said. Esteban was arrested and is expected to be arraigned Thursday.
