College senior Bryce LeFort and Wharton senior Stephen Lande face preliminary hearings this morning on charges of aggravated assault.
LeFort and Lande are being charged for their alleged involvement in an incident that left College senior Andrew Scharf missing a chunk of an ear on the night of Oct. 5 at Copabanana at 40th and Spruce streets.
The hearing will take place at 55th and Pine streets at 8 a.m.
LeFort's hearing was originally planned for Nov. 22, but was rescheduled that day.
According to state criminal records, LeFort was arrested and charged on Oct. 10 and posted a bail of $4,000.
Lande posted a bail bond of $2,000 following his Oct. 11 arrest.
Both students are charged with aggravated assault coupled with simple assault, engaging in criminal conspiracy, possession of an instrument of crime with intent to harm and recklessly endangering Scharf.
Aggravated assault is a felony involving serious bodily injury to another person with a deadly weapon and an indifference to human life, according to the Pennsylvania penal code.
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