Man charged as drug kingpin to represent himself at trial

Published January 17, 2013 5:00am ET



A man whose conviction as a drug kingpin was vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a plea deal on Thursday and will represent himself at his upcoming retrial.

Antoine Jones, who operated a D.C. nightclub, is accused of being involved in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine that reached the city from Mexico. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Tuesday in D.C. federal court.

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