Ham Case Continued Again

Quentin Ham was confined to a basement holding cell as his lawyer met privately with state prosecutors on the third floor at the Bridgeport Superior Courthouse Wednesday to request a continuance prior to court proceedings.

The case is scheduled to be continued on Oct. 7.

Ham, 22, formerly of Newtown, was arrested by Monroe Police June 7 and  is facing two counts of distribution of the hallucinogenic drug DMT to 17-year-old Danielle Jacobsen.

Jacobsen, a 17-year-old Newtown High School senior set to graduate last June, was found dead in a pond at Northbrook Condominiums along Route 25 on May 30, just hours after taking the drug allegedly given to her by Ham.

Ham pleaded not guilty to those charges on June 22 and is currently in custody at Bridgeport Correctional Facility on $200,000 bond. 

The Connecticut Medical Examiner's Office determined Jacobsen drowned following an autopsy report released last month.

Following a 30 minute meeting in Judge George N. Thim's chambers, Ham's lawyer, Joseph DaSilva said he is "still talking" with prosecutors about the case.

However, DaSilva would not  say if  the autopsy report would bring any additional charges against Ham.

"That is up to the state to decide what to do," he said.

DaSilva said he planned to meet with Ham in the basement jail cell to discuss the case before leaving the courthouse Wednesday.

State prosecutor Robert Satti would not comment about the case following the meeting in judge's chambers.

 Ham was also arrested by Newtown police on May 30 for breach of peace, reckless endangerment and carrying a pistol without a permit.

Ham faces those charges separately in Bridgeport Superior Court on Sept. 29.